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LASER in Clinical Medicine
#13-3. Non-ablative Fractional Lasers

In particular, the indications for melasma was approved by the US FDA (Table 1). Parameters are applied differently depending on patient’s skin condition and lesion. In general, 20mJ pulse energy is considered effective in improving skin color and tone, and in this case, percent coverage is recommended to be raised. As for telangiectasis, pores, fine wrinkles, and skin texture, effective pulse energy is 30mJ or over, and percent coverage of 10% causes fewer side effects and no burden of repetitive procedures for improvement. Meanwhile, 10 to 20mJ is indicated to treat flush and redness around acne lesions. The severer the redness is, the lower the pulse energy to be used should be. In this case, percent coverage of about 15% is effective as it ensures relatively shorter recovery time and fewer side effects. Usually, 10 to 20mJ……

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