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Lasers For Pigmented Lesions And Tattoo Removal
- Q-Switched lasers |
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In laser treatment for superficial lesions, selective destruction of undesired pigment is done with minimal surrounding tissue damage. A variety of lasers exist for this purpose ranging from the non selective ones like the continuous wave lasers e.g CO2, argon, krypton and copper vapor lesions to those that are highly selective for pigment removal e.g the short pulsed or Q-switched lasers. And the four types of Q-switched lasers available are the Q-switched ruby laser, the Q-switched alexandrite laser, the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and the pigmented lesion dye laser. |
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Suitable usage of Q-switched lasers are in the treatment of endogenous and exogenous pigment disorders and deeper pigmented lesions like nevus of OTA and dermal melanocytoses and also tattoo removal. |