Peer to Peer
Lasers for Darker Skin Types
Publish date: June 20, 2016
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Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, is from the Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, New York.
In this edition of the "Peer to Peer" audiocast series, Dr. Vincent DeLeo speaks with Dr. Andrew Alexis about the complications that may occur from using lasers in patients with darker skin types and parameters to lower the risks. He also discusses the use of lasers for pseudofolliculitis barbae, acne scarring, and pigmentation disorders such as melasma and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation.