Objective. The influence of Coherent Ultrapulse, TruPulse and Erbium: YAG laser skin resurfacing on survival of the skin flaps when performed simultaneously was evaluated. Material and methods. We used twelve female Yucatan minipigs in the study. Skin flaps including paniculus carnosus were raised on the animals’ back. The flaps were sutured into the defect under tension. We designed 4 experime...

Background: Ablative laser treatment is widely used in dermatology. Different laser types are available. In contrast to that, the medical publication on erbium-YAG laser in dermatology often include small samples only. Objective: We want to demonstrate the versatility of classical erbium-YAG laser for medical conditions in dermatology in a single-center study. Materials and methods: This is a r...

BACKGROUND Striae distensae or stretch marks are atrophic linear dermal scars with epidermal atrophy. There are many therapeutic options for management, but no consistently effective modality is available yet. OBJECTIVE We compared the efficacy of 1064 nm long pulse (LP) Nd: YAG laser and 2940 nm variable square pulse (VSP) erbium: YAG laser in the treatment of striae distensae. METHODS Twe...

Lasers represent a real quantum leap forward in the treatment of our patients, including the paediatric patient. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval for the use of the Er: YAG laser in 1997 for both hardand soft-tissue procedures. The erbium doped (erbium particles placed within the YAG crystal) crystal of Yttrium-AluminumGarnet’s (Er:YAG) development and success has made th...

In ophthalmology today, laser photodisruptors are used besides laser photocoagulators. Photocoagulators transform light energy into heat energy, causing microcauterisation of tissue. Photodisruptors act non-thermally by controlled cutting of the unwanted tissue, causing microexplosions. The most frequently used photodisruptors are Neodymium YAG, Holmium YAG and Erbium YAG lasers. They differ by...

The objective of this literature review was to critically review the evidence available in the literature regarding the expediency of erbium family of lasers for root bio modification as a part of periodontal therapy. The literature search was performed on the Pubmed using MeSH words such as "lasers/therapeutic use, scaling, dental calculus, tooth root/anatomy and histology, ultrasonic therapy"...

Nowadays, Erbium: YAG laser resurfacing of periorbital skin has become a very popular method of wrinkle reduction. Seven patients with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes of II to V were treated with a 2940 nm Erbium: YAG laser system for resurfacing of periorbital wrinkles. Photographic evalution performed before and after treatment. Patients were visited at 1,2,3,5,7,14,30 and 60 days after laser res...

We describe an efficient Q-switched laser emission from a directly grown Er :YAG single-crystal fiber resonantly pumped by a laser diode in an off-axis configuration. The laser produces 2 mJ, 38 ns pulses at 1 kHz. OCIS codes: (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state, (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped, (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched, (140.3380) Laser materials, (140.3500) Lasers, erbium.

Single-crystal rare-earth doped YAG fiber lasers grown by the laser-heated pedestal growth technique Report Title High concentrations of the rare-earth elements erbium, holmium and thulium have been successfully doped into single crystal (SC) yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG, Y3Al5O12) fibers by use of the laser heated pedestal growth (LHPG) method. The spontaneous emission spectra and fluorescence...