[HTML][HTML] Laser hair removal a risky business in need of regulation, experts say

V Galt - 2010 - Can Med Assoc
News low-risk operation that does not require extensive medical knowledge. Hamilton,
Ontario-based dermatologist Dr. Peter Vignjevic says lasers fall into the former category.“I …

[HTML][HTML] Laser hair removal: No training required?

D Kelsall - CMAJ, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Imagine licensing a car but not the driver or, in medical terms, licensing an endoscope but
not the physician who uses it. That, in effect, is what Canada's governments are doing with …

Complications after laser hair removal: The standpoint of a dermatological legal expert regarding liability

P Bayle, F Saval, D Rougé, N Telmon - Annales de Dermatologie et …, 2015 - europepmc.org
[Complications after laser hair removal: the standpoint of a dermatological legal expert
regarding liability]. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe …

Increased risk of litigation associated with laser surgery by nonphysician operators

HR Jalian, CA Jalian, MM Avram - JAMA dermatology, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Controversy exists regarding the role of nonphysicians performing laser surgery
and the increased risk of injury associated with this practice. Objective To identify the …

Common causes of injury and legal action in laser surgery

HR Jalian, CA Jalian, MM Avram - JAMA dermatology, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To identify common causes of legal action, injuries, claims, and decisions related
to medical professional liability claims stemming from cutaneous laser surgery. Design …

Laser hair reduction and removal

W Hovenic, J DeSpain - Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, 2011 - facialplastic.theclinics.com
Dermatologists and plastic surgeons, as well as other aesthetically oriented physicians and
licensed aestheticians, provide services for both temporary and permanent forms of hair …

Complications of nonphysician-supervised laser hair removal: case report and literature review

S Vano-Galvan, P Jaen - Canadian Family Physician, 2009 - cfp.ca
Discussion The increasing incidence in our hospital of side effects of laser hair removal
carried out by nonphysicians led us to conduct a literature search of PubMed MEDLINE and …

Legal considerations in cosmetic laser surgery

DJ Goldberg - Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Cosmetic laser surgery is a continuously evolving field of medicine. According to the
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, over 100 million laser and light source cosmetic …

A review of the adverse effects of laser hair removal

SPR Lim, SW Lanigan - Lasers in medical science, 2006 - Springer
Laser hair removal is ever increasing in popularity. Technology is fast advancing, and there
are increasingly excessive commercial claims that laser hair removal in all skin types is free …

Laser safety: standards and guidelines

RN Pritzker, TE Rohrer - Handbook of Lasers in Dermatology, 2014 - Springer
As new laser technologies for various applications within the field of dermatology continue to
emerge, the number of laser procedures continues to rise. With the increase in use, the …