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ArticleLasers in medical science2017

Application of reflectance confocal microscopy to evaluate skin damage after irradiation with an yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet (YSGG) laser.

Xueping Yue, Hongwei Wang, Qing Li, Linfeng Li

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xueping YueDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China.
Hongwei WangDepartment of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, No.1 Shuaifuyuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China. wanghw@pumch.cn.
Qing LiDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China.
Linfeng LiDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China. zoonli@sina.com.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Friendship Hospital · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to observe the characteristics of the skin after irradiation with a 2790-nm yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet (YSGG) laser using reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). A 2790-nm YSGG laser was used to irradiate fresh foreskin (four doses, at spot density 3) in vitro. The characteristics of microscopic ablative columns (MAC), thermal coagulation zone (TCZ), and microscopic treatment zones (MTZ) were observed immediately after irradiation using digital microscope and RCM. The characteristics of MAC, TCZ, and MTZ with variations in pulse energy were comparatively analyzed. After irradiation, MAC, TCZ, and MTZ characteristics and undamaged skin between MTZs can be observed by RCM. The depth and width of MTZ obviously increased with the increase in pulse energy. At 80, 120, and 160 mJ/microbeam (MB), the MTZ actual area and proportion were about two times that of the theoretical value and three times at 200 mJ/MB. With increases in depth, the single MAC gradually decreased in a fingertip-shaped model, with TCZ slowly increasing, and MTZ slightly decreasing in a columnar shape. RCM was able to determine the characteristics of thermal injury on the skin after the 2790-nm YSGG laser irradiation with different pulse energies. Pulse energy higher than 200 mJ/MB may have much larger thermal injury and side effect. RCM could be used in the clinic in future.

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AdolescentAdultHumansLasers, Solid-StateMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalSkinYoung AdultMicro ablative columnsMicroscopic treatment zonesReflectance confocal microscopyThermal coagulation zoneYttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser

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PMID27858258
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