Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3189074 | Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Lasers emit a coherent and monochromatic light beam, whereas pulsed lights produce a polychromatic light whose bandwidth is selected by adapted filters. The skin's chromophores are made up of water, hemoglobin, and melanin, to which must be added the exogenous pigments of tattoos. Each chromophore has its specific absorption spectrum. Lasers' main mechanisms of action are the photothermal effect and the photomechanical effect.
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Authors
S. Mordon, T. Michaud,