Neauvia Brochure LaserMe - Flipbook - Page 10
HIGH WATER
ABSORPTION
Lasers for non-ablative skin resurfacing
are based on the theory of selective
photothermolysis, which implies a
site-specific, thermally mediated injury
of microscopic tissue targets,
by the selective absorption of pulses of
radiation by the chromophores1.
Water is the primary chromophore (70% of the tissue) for the skin resurfacing treatment1, as it has been found effective in
acne scars2 and stretch marks3. The epidermis and superficial dermis can be selectively damaged by using midinfrared (IR)
lasers in the range of 1300 to 1550 nm, wavelengths at which absorption by water is weak enough that relatively deep beam
penetration is allowed4.
A BROAD AND DEEP MARKET
Superficial morphological defects, acne scarring, stretch marks (striae gravidarum) and dermatoheliosis can have
a huge impact on a person’s quality of life5.
Cutaneous scars
Pigmented lesions
Superficial morphological defects
90 %
95 %
~100
million
15 %
of women develop stretch
marks either on their
breasts and/or abdomen
during pregnacy6.
of patients suffering from
inflammatory acne may
be affected by scarring7.
people develop scars after
trauma and surgery in
middle-income countries
every year5.
patients will require
surgical intervention due
to aesthetic or functional
considerations5.
