Giovanni Cannarozzo is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. President of the Laser Study Group of the Italian Society of Dermatology, he is the author of over 50 indexed publications in the field of dermatology and laser medicine.

Steven Paul Nistico is Chair of Dermatology at the University of Catanzaro, Italy and Program Director of the Master Degree in Lasertherapy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is currently President of the GILD (Italian Laser Dermatology Group). He has written over 100 Indexed publications in the field of dermatology.

Keyvan Nouri is a Full Professor and Head of Cutaneous Surgery at the Philip Frost Department of Dermatology, University of Miami. He is the author of over 300 Indexed publications and 130 book chapters as well 10 textbooks in the field of dermatology, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Lasers in Medical Science.

Mario Sannino is an Adjunct Professor at theUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata, and Vice-President of GILD (Italian group for Laser in Dermatology). He is a member of the organizing committee of the Master's in Laser therapy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the author of over 20 indexed publications in the field of laser medicine.

Discusses the use of lasers and light in dermatology, with updated coverage of the safe and effective use of lasers and energy based devices

Provides step-by-step procedures, from diagnosis and selection of lesions to be treated to post-operative management

Features over 300 color pictures, photographs, guidelines and tables, including multispectral and 3D images

Preface.- 1 Physical Principles.- 2 Surgical ablative lasers and fractional microablative lasers (far infrared) Organ tissue.- 3 Non ablative lasers and fractional non ablative lasers (near and middle infrared) Organ tissue.- 4 Lasers for the treatment of vascular lesions (visible-near-infrared) Vascular tissue.- 5 Lasers for benign pigmentary lesions and tattoos (visible and near infrared) Pigmentary tissue.- 6 Lasers for hair removal (visible and near infrared).- 7 Intense Pulsed Light.- 8 Lasers and Excimer Light Sources (Ultraviolet).- 9 Melasma.- 10 Laser and Scars.- 11 Summary Table.- 12 Appendix: Organization and safety in the laser therapy clinic.- 13 Clinical photography and non-invasive optics.- 14 Wound dressing.- 15 Anesthesia.- 16 Addendum: Actinic Keratosis.- 17 Addendum: Blue Light Therapy.- 18 Addendum: The role of laser in the genital district.- 19 Atlas: case reports.- 20 References.