Infrared imaging of CO2 laser resurfacing

Ashley J. Welch; Eric K. Chan; Jennifer Kehlet Barton; Bernard Choi; Sharon L. Thomsen M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.275061

22 May 1997 Infrared imaging of CO₂ laser resurfacing

Ashley J. Welch, Eric K. Chan, Jennifer Kehlet Barton, Bernard Choi, Sharon L. Thomsen M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2970, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275061
Event: BiOS '97, Part of Photonics West, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The application of pulsed carbon-dioxide lasers for skin resurfacing has been described by several authors. The procedure uses 30 microseconds to 1 ms laser pulses with pulse energies from 100 - 600 mJ to ablate skin for the purpose of smoothing skin irregularities: that is, wrinkle removal. The carbon-dioxide laser has been selected because it ablates a limited layer of tissue (approximately 10 micrometer at a radiant exposure of 5 J/cm²)⁴ and produce minimal thermal damage. The purpose of this study is to measure the surface temperature created during a resurfacing procedure and discuss the thermal implications of the measurements.

Citation Download Citation

Ashley J. Welch, Eric K. Chan, Jennifer Kehlet Barton, Bernard Choi, and Sharon L. Thomsen M.D. "Infrared imaging of CO₂ laser resurfacing", Proc. SPIE 2970, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VII, (22 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275061

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available