Bookvolume editors, Moshe Lapidoth, Shlomit Halachmi.
Summary: Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) has become an important treatment modality in medical practice. New and exciting applications continue to emerge and the future of PDT looks brighter and brighter. Dermatologists and other health professionals around the world rely on its therapeutic effect for the treatment of actinic keratoses, non-melanoma skin cancers, acne vulgaris, and various other dermatologic conditions. In this comprehensive yet concise book, world-renowned experts showcase all of the common, everyday uses of PDT in dermatologic offices. They also examine how this beneficial therapy can be utilized to its full capacity. The considerable knowledge presented here renders this publication an indispensable resource for all dermatologists and health professionals who offer their patients this effective, noninvasive procedure.
Contents:
A historical look at photodynamic therapy / Gold, M.H.
Photodynamic therapy in treating actinic keratosis and photorejuvenation / Peterson, J.D., Goldman, M.P.
Topical methyl aminolevulinate-photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic keratoses and photorejuvenation / Foley, P.
Photodynamic therapy
novel cosmetic approaches / Munavalli, G.S., Clementoni, M.T., Roscher, M.B.
Photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris and sebaceous gland hyperplasia / Taub, A.F., Schieber, A.C.
Chemoprevention using photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid / Martin, G.
How I use photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid in my clinical practice / Gibert, D.J.