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    Ambulatory Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Laser Treatment

    Since 1993, we have performed laser surgery for cutaneous lesions, such as simple hemangioma and nevus of Ota, in children under ambulatory anesthesia. Although we anticipate that the numbers of patients treat...

    Tsukasa Isago, Taro Kono, Motohiro Nozaki, Yuji Kikuchi, Takashi Honda in Surgery Today (2006)

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    One-step grafting procedure using artificial dermis and split-thickness skin in burn patients

    The study aimed to achieve a one-step grafting procedure using artificial dermis and split-thickness skin. We performed simultaneous grafting of artificial dermis and skin in two severely burned patients. Arti...

    Kazutaka Soejima, Katsumi Shimoda, Tsutomu Kashimura in European Journal of Plastic Surgery (2013)

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    Diagnosis and Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars—Japan Scar Workshop Consensus Document 2018

    There has been a long-standing need for guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars that are based on an understanding of the pathomechanisms that underlie these skin fibrotic d...

    Rei Ogawa, Sadanori Akita, Satoshi Akaishi, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori in Burns & Trauma (2019)

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    Mechanism of crescent-shaped and ring-shaped epidermal damage from laser hair removal with cryogen spray cooling

    The safety and efficacy of laser hair removal have been well established through many clinical studies and through clinical use over the past 25 years. A laser hair removal device that protects the epidermis b...

    Kotaro Imagawa, Taro Kono, Chieko Komaba, Satoru Yamamoto in Lasers in Medical Science (2022)

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    Prospective comparison study of a 550 picosecond 755 nm laser vs a 50 ns 755 nm laser in the treatment of nevus of Ota

    Since the introduction of selective photothermolysis, Q-switched nanosecond lasers have been used for the treatment of dermal pigmented lesions. Over the past several years, picosecond lasers have been introdu...

    Kotaro Imagawa, Taro Kono, Ushio Hanai, William F. Groff in Lasers in Medical Science (2023)