High-energy 595 nm pulsed dye laser improves refractory port-wine stainsEric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, 504 Lippincott Drive, Marlton, NJ 08053, USA
Dermatol Surg 32:26-33. 2006
..We investigated a prototype, a high-energy 595 nm pulsed dye laser capable of delivering up to 9.5 J/cm2 using a 10 mm circular spot, with a 1.5 ms pulse duration...
- The pulsed-dye laser for treatment of cutaneous conditions
E F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 144:557-72. 2009
..Cooling the surface of the skin protects melanin pigment while allowing the delivery of light to the dermis to remove unwanted blood vessels and potentially stimulate dermal remodeling...
- Laser treatment of tattoos
Eric F Bernstein
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Clin Dermatol 24:43-55. 2006
..Developments leading to new tattoo inks, feedback systems to detect the absorbance characteristics of tattoo inks, dermal clearing agents, and perhaps even shorter pulse-duration lasers should result in improved results for the future...
- Measurement of protection afforded by ultraviolet-absorbing window film using an in vitro model of photodamage
Eric F Bernstein
DakDak, LLC, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Lasers Surg Med 38:337-42. 2006
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- A pilot investigation comparing low-energy, double pass 1,450 nm laser treatment of acne to conventional single-pass, high-energy treatment
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA
Lasers Surg Med 39:193-8. 2007
..Laser treatment using a 1,450 nm diode laser has been shown to improve acne and acne scarring. Its widespread adoption in younger populations has been significantly limited by discomfort...
- The new-generation, high-energy, 595 nm, long pulse-duration, pulsed-dye laser effectively removes spider veins of the lower extremity
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Lasers Surg Med 39:218-24. 2007
..A new-generation, pulsed-dye laser (PDL), capable of administering pulses that clinically behave like true 40-millisecond pulses has been developed, by doubling the number of sub-pulses comprising each laser pulse...
- The new-generation, high-energy, 595-nm, long pulse-duration pulsed-dye laser improves the appearance of photodamaged skin
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA
Lasers Surg Med 39:157-63. 2007
..In this study, we investigate the ability of the long pulse-duration PDL to improve the appearance of photodamaged skin...
- Pneumatic skin flattening reduces pain during laser hair reduction
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Inc, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, USA
Lasers Surg Med 40:183-7. 2008
..Laser hair reduction targets melanin pigment within hair shafts, causing heating and an inflammatory response that sends hair into a prolonged telogen phase. Pain may be a limiting factor for patients seeking laser hair reduction...
- Rosacea treatment using the new-generation, high-energy, 595 nm, long pulse-duration pulsed-dye laser
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Lasers Surg Med 40:233-9. 2008
..In this study we investigate the ability of the long pulse-duration pulsed-dye laser to improve rosacea...
- Treatment of a resistant port-wine stain with a new variable pulse-duration pulsed-dye laser
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
J Cosmet Dermatol 7:139-42. 2008
..Because of the heterogeneity in port-wine stains, a number of them prove resistant to treatment with the pulsed-dye laser (PDL). A new variable pulse-duration PDL improves a refractory port-wine stain...
- Hair growth induced by diode laser treatment
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Dermatol Surg 31:584-6. 2005
..Although hair reduction by long-pulsed red and infrared lasers and light sources is generally quite effective, paradoxical hair growth has rarely been observed following treatment...
- A pilot investigation to subjectively measure treatment effect and side-effect profile of non-ablative skin remodeling using a 532 nm, 2 ms pulse-duration laser
E F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Marlton, NJ, USA
J Cosmet Laser Ther 3:137-41. 2001
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- Treatment of a resistant port-wine stain with the 1.5-msec pulse duration, tunable, pulsed dye laser
E F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Marlton, New Jersey 08053, USA
Dermatol Surg 26:1007-9. 2000
..Pulsed dye lasers (PDLs) have been developed with relatively long pulse durations in comparison to their predecessors...
- Reactive oxygen species activate the human elastin promoter in a transgenic model of cutaneous photoaging
Eric F Bernstein
DakDak Photoaging Technologies, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
Dermatol Surg 28:132-5. 2002
..Generation of free radicals has been shown to play a role in cutaneous alterations resulting from ultraviolet radiation...
- The nitroxide Tempol affords protection against ultraviolet radiation in a transgenic murine fibroblast culture model of cutaneous photoaging
E F Bernstein
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Exp Dermatol 10:55-61. 2001
..These results demonstrate the ability of the superoxide dismutase mimic, Tempol, to protect against ultraviolet induced elastin promoter activation. This compound could be a useful pharmacological agent to prevent cutaneous photoaging...
- Treatment of spider veins with the 595 nm pulsed-dye laser
E F Bernstein
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 5541, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 39:746-50. 1998
..Recently, a new pulsed-dye laser that is tunable from 585 to 600 nm with a pulse duration 3 times longer than previously available lasers has preliminarily been shown to be effective for treatment of spider veins...
- Residual thermal damage resulting from pulsed and scanned resurfacing lasers
E F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Center, Marlton, New Jersey, USA
Dermatol Surg 25:739-44. 1999
..Laser resurfacing with rapidly scanned or pulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers has evolved rapidly in recent years. These lasers vaporize small amounts of tissue, while leaving minimal residual thermal damage...
- The polyhydroxy acid gluconolactone protects against ultraviolet radiation in an in vitro model of cutaneous photoaging
Eric F Bernstein
DakDak Photoaging Technologies, Division of Charles River Laboratories, Inc, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Elkins Park KGL Inc, Ivy Laboratories University City Science Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dermatol Surg 30:189-95; discussion 196. 2004
..Further investigation of this and other PHAs is necessary to identify their potential role in preventing and repairing cutaneous photodamage...
- Efficacy of the 1.5 millisecond pulse-duration, 585 nm, pulsed-dye laser for treating port-wine stains
Eric F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Lasers Surg Med 36:341-6. 2005
..CONCLUSIONS: The 1.5-millisecond pulse-duration PDL is effective for treating PWSs and may offer improved efficacy over shorter pulse-duration lasers...
- Clinical characteristics of 500 consecutive patients presenting for laser removal of lower extremity spider veins
E F Bernstein
Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Marlton, New Jersey, USA
Dermatol Surg 27:31-3. 2001
..Laser treatment for removal of lower extremity spider veins is emerging as a modality of choice in patients with small spider veins, those who have previously undergone sclerotherapy or vein stripping, and those refusing sclerotherapy...
- Glycolic acid treatment increases type I collagen mRNA and hyaluronic acid content of human skin
E F Bernstein
DakDak Photoaging Technologies, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dermatol Surg 27:429-33. 2001
..Longer treatment intervals may result in collagen deposition as suggested by the measured increase in mRNA...
- Double-pass, low-fluence laser treatment using a large spot-size 1,450 nm laser improves acne
Eric F Bernstein
Bryn Mawr Center for Laser Surgery, 931 Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA
Lasers Surg Med 41:116-21. 2009
..A new double-pass protocol reduced pain, but doubled treatment time. A new laser with a fourfold larger area treatment beam was developed to decrease treatment time and improve efficacy...
- Chemical peels
Eric F Bernstein
Semin Cutan Med Surg 21:27-45. 2002
- Multicenter study of the safety and efficacy of a 585 nm pulsed-dye laser for the nonablative treatment of facial rhytides
T S Jeffrey Hsu
Dermatol Surg 31:1-9. 2005
..The objective of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a 585 nm flashlamp pulsed-dye laser for the nonablative treatment of facial rhytides...
