2024
Efficacy of laser hair removal in hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Shipman W, Williams M, Suozzi K, Eisenstein A, Dover J. Efficacy of laser hair removal in hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Lasers In Surgery And Medicine 2024, 56: 425-436. PMID: 38769894, DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-pulsed Nd:YAG laserHS disease severityHidradenitis suppurativaLaser hair removalMinimal adverse effectsTreatment optionsDisease severityMeta-analysisLaser modalitiesLong-pulse neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnetAdverse effectsEffective treatment optionEffects of laser hair removalChronic inflammatory conditionsSystematic reviewComprehensive literature searchStandardized mean differenceHair removalRandomized controlled trialsFollicular occlusionNeodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnetCase seriesHair-bearing areasPainful nodulesHS pathogenesis
2022
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery
Labadie JG, Ibrahim SA, Worley B, Kang BY, Rakita U, Rigali S, Arndt KA, Bernstein E, Brauer JA, Chandra S, Didwania A, DiGiorgio C, Donelan M, Dover JS, Galadari H, Geronemus RG, Goldman MP, Haedersdal M, Hruza G, Ibrahimi OA, Kauvar A, Kelly KM, Krakowski AC, Miest R, Orringer JS, Ozog DM, Ross EV, Shumaker PR, Sobanko JF, Suozzi K, Taylor MB, Teng JMC, Uebelhoer NS, Waibel J, Wanner M, Ratchev I, Christensen RE, Poon E, Miller CH, Alam M. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery. JAMA Dermatology 2022, 158: 1193-1201. PMID: 35976634, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.3234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser-assisted drug deliveryEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesFractional laser-assisted drug deliveryClinical practice guidelinesPractice guidelinesSystematic reviewCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaCochrane Central RegisterExpert panelSquamous cell carcinomaDelphi consensus approachImpaired wound healingFitzpatrick skin typeEvidence-based guidanceAntibiotic prophylaxisAntifungal prophylaxisAntiviral prophylaxisDermal analgesiaCentral RegisterControlled TrialsActinic keratosisCell carcinomaActinic cheilitisMultidisciplinary panelInclusion criteria