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June 13, 2026Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open ForumOpen Access

Laser and Energy-Based Devices in Aesthetic Practice: A 10-Year Single-Surgeon Review of Treatments, Complications, and Same-Practice Surgical Crossover

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CKCarolyn KimBTBhavana ThotaVNVidhya Nadarajan

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Overview

Retrospective review evaluates trends in laser treatments, complications, and surgical crossover in aesthetics.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess device utilization, complications, and subsequent surgeries in aesthetic plastic surgery.
  • Retrospective review of 632 patients treated with laser or energy-based modalities from 2013 to 2023.
  • Data collected included demographics, treatment types, complications, and follow-up surgical procedures.
  • Longitudinal analysis of device use at initial, third, and final patient visits.
  • Total of 1,905 treatments performed with a complication rate of 1.4%.
  • Intense pulsed light was the most utilized device at 47.6%, with increased use of ablative modalities over time.
  • 40.5% of patients underwent subsequent aesthetic surgery, averaging 4.2 years post-treatment.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf500faef96ed7f057150https://doi.org/10.1093/asjof/ojag105
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