Ruby laser

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

All authors of this article

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Dieser Artikel auf Deutsch

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).


Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Solid state laser with ruby single crystal. Emission line at 694 nm (is absorbed by melanin and exogenous pigments [e.g. in tattoos]).

IndicationThis section has been translated automatically.

Tattoos; pigment lesions. Cave! Blind procedure. Better excision if technically possible. Before laser therapy of pigment lesions a careful histological clarification is necessary).

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer