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1. How does the laser work? What does LASER for stand for?
2. What are the common lasers used? How
are they different? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
each?
3. Review the removal of tattoos by laser.
Does it work? (Annals of PS 1985; 14:6, Lasers in Surgery 1990; 10:158)
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4. Should your patient have a laser removal
of his keloid?
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5. What are the complications of port wine laser
treatment?
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6. Are laser blepharoplasties better than regular
blepharoplasties?
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7. Review the laser treatment of burns.
8. How are lasers used in the treatment of pressure
sores?
9. Should you do your microvascular anastomosis
with the laser? (PRS 1989; 83:511)
10. Your first week in practice you encounter
some condylomata. You forget to wear your glasses and you find out
that the pateint has AIDS. Will you go blind? Will you get
AIDS and condylomata? What are the dangers of the laser?
11. Does the CO2 laser really help
facial wrinkles? What are the complications? How do you treat
the patient postoperatively?
12. Should you laser hemangiomas in infancy?
(PRS 1997; 99:1301)