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Wheeland, 1995 Title: Clinical uses of lasers in dermatology. Author: Wheeland RG Journal: Lasers Surg Med 1995;16(1):2-23 PMID: 7715398, UI: 95231236 Affiliated institution: Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA. Cited in: The accessibility of the skin to examination and study has permitted dermatologists to play an extremely important role in defining … Continue reading “Wheeland, 1995 ( laser summary)”
Wheeland, 1997 Title: Laser-assisted hair removal. Author: Wheeland RG Journal: Dermatol Clin 1997 Jul;15(3):469-77 PMID: 9189683, UI: 97333523 Affiliated institution: Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA. Cited in: Solomon, McCoy The use of lasers in the treatment of a number of different skin disorders and diseases has become commonplace. This tremendous acceptance … Continue reading “Wheeland, 1997 (laser overview)”
Wheeland, 1998 Title: Lasers for removing unwanted hair and rejuvenating skin. Author: Wheeland RG Journal: West J Med 1998 Oct;169(4):228-9 PMID: 9795591, UI: 99011683 Affiliated institution: Cited in: This is a very general overview with nothing new for consumers or practitioners.
Tope, 1998 Title: A hair’s breadth closer? Author: Journal: PMID:
Trelles, 2000 Title: Sight lost after lower lid laser blepharoplasty. Author: Trelles MA Journal: Ann Plast Surg 2000 Dec;45(6):678-9 PMID: 11128775 Affiliated institution: Cited in: This brief letter underlines the importance of using adequate safety measures when using medical lasers near the eye. While there have been no documented cases of eye injury from laser … Continue reading “Trelles, 2000 (laser eye injury)”
Russell, 1996 Title: Efficacy of corneal eye shields in protecting patients’ eyes from laser irradiation. Author: Russell SW, Dinehart SM, Davis I, Flock ST Journal: Dermatol Surg 1996 Jul;22(7):613-6 PMID: 8680783 Affiliated institution: Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA. Cited in: BACKGROUND. The continuing development of new types … Continue reading “Russell, 1996 (laser eye safety)”
Smith, 1994 Title: Probabilistic laser safety: ocular damage models for Q-switched neodymium and ruby lasers. Author: Smith PA Journal: Health Phys 1994 Apr;66(4):414-9 PMID: 8138407 Affiliated institution: Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. Cited in: While there have been no documented cases of eye injury from laser hair removal at this … Continue reading “Smith, 1994 (laser eye damage models)”
Spelsberg, 2000 Title: Bilateral scleral thermal injury: complication after skin laser resurfacing. Author: Spelsberg H, Hering P, Reinhard T, Sundmacher R Journal: Arch Ophthalmol 2000 Jun;118(6):848-50 PMID: 10865327 Affiliated institution: Eye Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany. spelsber@uni-duesseldorf.de Cited in: This article reports on damage to the whites of both eyes in a patient … Continue reading “Spelsberg, 2000 (laser eye injury)”
"Scarred for Life" by laser hair removal On February 23, 2001, the Cleveland, Ohio NBC affiliate WYKC (channel 3) aired a news segment titled "Scarred for Life," reported by Lydia Esparra. It tells the story of a local woman who sustained nearly 6,000 second-degree burn marks on her legs following a 3-hour laser hair removal … Continue reading ““Scarred for Life” (laser hair removal injury)”
A 34-year old investment banker in New York filed a lawsuit in 2001, claiming she received second- and third-degree burns on her face and neck from laser hair removal treatments at the Greenhouse Spa chain’s midtown Manhattan office. She says the scarring has caused her to become a virtual recluse who doesn’t date anymore and … Continue reading “$100 million lawsuit (laser hair removal injury)”
