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Psychological Aspects to Consider Within Laser Treatments

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Cosmetic treatments have become increasingly popular over the past decade with the advent of new techniques and devices, such as lasers. According to recent statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), there were nearly 11.5 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2006. The majority were nonsurgical with over 2.2 million laser procedures performed for hair removal, skin resurfacing and treatment of leg veins. Approximately 93% of laser skin resurfacing procedures were performed with non ablative techniques.1

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Glaser, D.A. (2011). Psychological Aspects to Consider Within Laser Treatments. In: Nouri, K. (eds) Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_32

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