Surface anesthesia prior to thermomechanical fractional injury therapy for wrinkles around the eyes provided adequate comfort, with positive treatment outcomes, a small study found.
A small study of the 2910-nm erbium-doped fluoride glass fiber laser for facial ablation showed that patients had faster recovery times and less pain than with conventional lasers.
A registry of adverse events from dermatologic procedures found that blistering, hypopigmentation, scars, and burns are the most common complications from laser and energy devices.