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. 2022 Oct 12;14(3):309–319. doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_264_22

Table 1.

Applications of medical aesthetics

Treatment modality Indication
Lasers and light sources Low-level laser light therapy Vitiligo
Acne
Wound healing
Burns
Psoriasis
Alopecia areata
Alopecia
Recurrent herpes
Photoprotection
Hypertrophic scars and keloids
Aphthous ulcers
CO2 Laser Scars atrophic and hypertrophic
Verruca vulgaris
Seborrheic keratosis
Xanthelasma palpebrarum
Acrochordons
Nevi
Angiokeratomas
Contractures
Calcinosis cutis
Alopecia
Laser-assisted drug delivery
Onychomycosis
Nd: YAG Nevi
Onychomycosis
Spider nevi, telangiectasia, cherry angiomas
Keloids and hypertrophic scars
Lichen planus pigmentosus
Fixed drug eruption
Intense pulse light Acne
Rosacea
Vascular malformations
Therapeutic hair removal
Regenerative medicine Micro fat Scars
Morphea, scleroderma,
lipodystrophy in HIV
Biofillers in atrophic scars
Autologous micrografting Androgenetic alopecia
Vitiligo
PRP/PRF Scars
Androgenetic alopecia
Alopecia areata
Non-healing ulcers
Biofillers
Lichen sclerosus
Vitiligo
Microdermabrasion Acne
Acne scars
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Transepidermal drug delivery
Primary cutneous amyloidosis
Microneedling Dermaroller Hypertrophic scars
Dermastamp Burn and posttraumatic scars
Automated microneedling device Atrophic acne scars
Microneedling radiofrequency Hyperhidrosis
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Transdermal drug delivery
Dermal threads Facial nerve palsy
Atrophic acne scars
Alopecia
Dermal fillers Facial deformities
Depressed scars
Lip augmentation for angular cheilitis
Acquired lipodystrophy
 Parry–Romberg syndrome
 Lupus panniculitis
 AIDS lipodystrophy
 Linear morphea
Earlobe plumping, earring ptosis
Ear lobe repair
Botulinum toxin Palmoplantar and axillary hyperhidrosis
Auriculotemporal syndrome
Hailey–Hailey disease
Chromhidrosis and Bromhidrosis
Psoriasis
Hidradenitis suppurativa Pompholyx Eccrine nevus
Keloids and hypertrophic scars
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Facial flushing
Linear IgA bullous dermatosis, epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Darier disease, pachyonychia congenita
Notalgia paresthetica Postherpetic neuralgia
Alopecia areata Androgenetic alopecia
Chemical peeling Active acne
Acne scarring
Superficial scars
Seborrheic keratoses
Actinic keratoses
Warts
Milia
Sebaceous hyperplasia
Dermatosis papulosa nigra
Electroporation Transdermal drug delivery
Tattoo Vitiligo