Laser and Energy-Based Therapies for Skin Conditions, Scars, and Hair Loss
This community focuses on the clinical application of laser technology and energy-based devices to treat dermatological conditions, including acne scarring, vitiligo, alopecia, and cosmetic skin aging.
The research is dominated by comparative efficacy and safety studies of specific laser modalities, particularly fractional carbon dioxide (CO2), neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG), and pulsed dye lasers. A significant portion of the literature addresses the management of acne scars, vitiligo, and alopecia areata, often through randomized controlled trials or case series. The community also investigates non-laser interventions that frequently appear alongside laser treatments, such as hyaluronic acid fillers, calcium hydroxylapatite microneedling, platelet-rich plasma, and photodynamic therapy. These studies typically evaluate outcomes in facial skin, scar revision, and hair restoration, with a strong emphasis on clinical trial designs and systematic reviews of therapeutic protocols.
The largest share of the community's output is found in yttrium research, accounting for 2.2% of all yttrium papers, and 2,198 papers here. This is followed by neodymium, which represents 2.8% of neodymium research with 1,221 papers, and erbium, which accounts for 2.7% of erbium research with 894 papers.
There are 13,629 papers in this community, published most frequently in Dermatologic Therapy, the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, and Dermatologic Surgery.
Recent work continues to focus on the treatment of hypertrophic scarring and keloids, as well as the use of fractional CO2 lasers for exosome delivery and the management of melasma and rosacea.