Safe and effective carbon dioxide laser skin resurfacing of the neck

laser skin resurfacing remains the gold standard fortreatment of photoaged facial skin. It can be used onto theneck to further blend in the treated area with non-treated,adjacent photodamaged skin as well as improve the super-ficialtexturalqualityoftheneckskin.Thisarticleprovidesan overview oflaser skin resurfacing ofthe neck, includingpre-operative evaluation, patient education and selection,laser settings and technique used, post-operative care, andidentification and treatment of possible complications.Lasers Surg. Med. 38:653–657, 2006. 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Key words: carbon dioxide laser; resurfacing; neckINTRODUCTIONCarbon dioxide (CO