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Cold-air skin cooling increases skin discoloration after laser treatment

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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation — discoloration that remains after skin inflammation has healed — is a common side effect in dark-skinned individuals after laser treatments. Dr. Woraphong Manuskiatti at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, and his colleagues examined whether adding cold-air cooling to laser treatments could reduce the incidence of this discoloration. As reported in the September issue of the Archives of Dermatology, the researchers tested 23 Thai women with acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules — a skin condition often found in middle-aged Asian women that...Read full article

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    Published: November 2007
    BiophotonicsFrom The ClinicLaser treatmentsPostinflammatory hyperpigmentationskin inflammationLasers

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