CCoommppaarriissoonn  ooff  FFrraaccttiioonnaall  EErr::YYAAGG  aanndd  CCOO LLaasseerrss  iinn   22 RReessuurrffaacciinngg  ooff  AAttrroopphhiicc  SSccaarrss  iinn  AAssiiaannss Woraphong Manuskiatti, M.D. Professor of Dermatology Siriraj Skin Laser Center Mahidol University Bangkok, THAILAND MAY 20, 2011 One family, together Disclosure Research grant and equipment loan  • Fotona dd (Slovenia) • Lumenis Inc (USA) • Syneron Medical Ltd (Israel) • Pollgen (Israel) • Laser Engineer (Thailand) Milestone of laser resurfacing 1995 Ablative Fitzpatrick RE et al. Arch Dermatol 1996;132:395-402 Before After Ablative CO Resurfacing: Downtime 2 Hyperpigmentation: Skin type IV Milestone of laser resurfacing 1997 Nonablative 1995 Ablative Milestone of laser resurfacing 2002 Fractional resurfacing 1997 Nonablative 1995 Ablative Manstein D et al. Lasers Surg Med 2004;34:426-38 Fractional Resurfacing Technique which only a fraction of the skin is  • treated • Faster wound healing • Shorter downtime • Lesser side effects Manstein D et al. Lasers Surg Med 2004;34:426-38.