Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cold-air anesthesia reduces pain of laser treatment

(HealthDay) -- In ablative fractionated carbon-dioxide (CO2) laser treatment for photoaging, cold-air anesthesia used in conjunction with topical anesthesia reduces pain significantly more than topical anesthesia alone, according ...

Surgery

Indocyanine green diode laser clears telangiectatic leg veins

(HealthDay) -- For patients with telangiectatic leg veins, treatment with indocyanine green (ICG)-augmented diode laser therapy results in good to excellent clearance of veins, with no persisting side effects, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nepal 'werewolf' family to be treated in Kathmandu

A family suffering from a rare genetic condition in which hair grows all over the face arrived in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu on Sunday for treatment of their "werewolf-like" appearance.

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