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Neue Entwicklungen in der Lasertherapie

New developments in laser therapy

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Basierend auf der 1916 von Albert Einstein inaugurierten Theorie der stimulierten Emission von Licht wurden in den 1960er-Jahren die ersten Laser entwickelt. Der erste klinische Einsatz eines Lasers in einer Universitätshautklinik in Deutschland erfolgte 1978 in der Dermatologischen Klinik der Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität München unter der Leitung des damaligen Direktors, Herrn Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. O. Braun-Falco. Seitdem ist eine rasante Weiterentwicklung der Lasermedizin zu verzeichnen. Heute ist die Lasertechnologie eine interdisziplinär genutzte Therapieform, die insbesondere in der Dermatologie klinisch wie auch wissenschaftlich fest verwurzelt ist. Die Behandlung zahlreicher Indikationen der klassischen und auch der ästhetischen Dermatologie erfolgt heute standardmäßig – teilweise ausschließlich – mittels Lasertechnologie. In der vorliegenden Arbeit soll auf aktuelle Entwicklungen der Lasermedizin eingegangen werden. Hier zeichnet sich in der jüngsten Vergangenheit ein Trend zu Kombinationsbehandlungen ab. Mit dem Ziel der Wirkungsverstärkung werden hierbei verschiedene Lichtsysteme komplementär angewendet oder der Laser mit einer dezidierten Arzneimittelapplikation kombiniert.

Abstract

Based on the theory of stimulated emission of radiation that was proposed by Albert Einstein in 1916, the first lasers were developed in the 1960s. The first clinical use of laser technology in a German university took place in 1978 in the Department of Dermatology of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich under the guidance of the former director, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Otto Braun-Falco. In the following years, laser technology developed rapidly. Today laser technology is a widely used interdisciplinary therapeutic procedure that has deep clinical and scientific roots in dermatology. There are many conditions in both classic and aesthetic dermatology that are routinely – and sometimes exclusively – treated with lasers. Here we review recent developments in laser medicine. There seems to be a trend to combination procedures. To enhance efficacy, different laser systems are together or lasers are combined with specific topical medications.

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Babilas, P., Landthaler, M. Neue Entwicklungen in der Lasertherapie. Hautarzt 63 (Suppl 1), 59–66 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-011-2297-4

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