Table 6.

Dermatological lasers for aesthetics purpose

CLINICAL INDICATION	LASER
Removal of benign pigmented lesions	Nd: YAG (532 nm), Ruby (694 nm), Alexandrite (760 nm), Nd: YAG (1064 nm)
Hair removal	Ruby (694 nm), Alexandrite (755 nm), Diode (800 nm), Nd: YAG (1064 nm)
Tattoo removal	Nd: YAG 1064 nm (black or dark blue tattoo) or 532 nm (red, violet, pink and brown tattoo), Ruby (black, dark blue, green tattoo), Alexandrite (black, blue and green tattoo)
Not ablative resurfacing	DYE laser, CO2 Q-switched laser