Fractional resurfacing, in its varying approaches, has been shown to be highly effective in the treatment of photoaged skin. This edition of the Journal begins with Elman's evaluation of fractional radiofrequency technology that is combined with switching, vacuum, and cooling. Subsequent energy-based device studies run the full gamut of treatments. Radmanesh shows that a combination of ablative laser treatment combined with Q-switched Nd:YAG laser treatment will lead to better results in the treatment of eyebrow tattoos when compared with Q-switched Nd:YAG laser treatment alone. Chrisiansen looks at non- Q-switched Nd:YAG laser-optimized settings in the treatment of leg telangiectases.
The next series of laser studies evaluate treatment of Darier's disease with a fractional carbon dioxide laser, combining surgical rhytidectomy with laser lipolysis for optimal results; the biophotonic effect of diode laser on tensile strength in rabbit models; treatment of fibroelastolytic papulosis with fractional lasers; angiokeratomas treated with Nd:YAG lasers; and verruca as a complication of laser treatment.
In the next series of studies, van Abel describes neocollagenesis in human tissue produced by polycaprolactone-based fillers; Kim looks at a series of adverse reactions from various fillers; and Ratz-Lyko evaluates the cosmetic properties of seedcakes. The final paper evaluates the role of Nd:YAG lasers in the treatment of verrucae.
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