Clinical and histologic evaluation of six Erbium:YAG lasers for cutaneous resurfacing

Several erbium:YAG lasers are currently available for cutaneous laser resurfacing. Although different laser systems are purported to produce equivalent laser energies to produce similar laser–tissue interactions, no comparative clinical or histologic studies have been performed to objectively demonstrate their relative efficacies.

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