Global laser dermatology key opinion leader and authority on psoriasis, Mark Nestor, MD, PhD, recently published a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. Noting that laser "phototherapy is safe, effective, and does not incur the side effects of systemic medications [and] the 308-nm excimer laser is considered first-line phototherapy for topical plaque psoriasis," the study concludes, "The efficacy and tolerance of the 650-microsecond 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser is equivalent to that of the excimer laser for the treatment of mild to moderate psoriasis vulgaris of the arms and legs." The authors used the Aerolase Neo Elite laser for the study, and it is the only laser in the world of the stated parameters.
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