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...Crimson played tough for the first 20 minutes of the game before Strode turned on a loose ball and booted a laser shot over the head of sophomore goalkeeper Mike Meagher from 12 yards out at the 26:29 mark...
...somebody mention age spots? I've been noticing a couple of brown splotches on my hands. It can't be; I'm not that old... Hey, when is that home laser coming along...
...Laser technology is changing so fast that even veterans of the field can hardly keep up. When he developed the first argon lasers back in the 1970s, says cosmetic-laser pioneer Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick, "we had one laser for everything. Now I have 25 lasers." Soon, he predicts, lasers will reach beneath the skin without causing any surface wound at all, to rejuvenate the skin's structure and reverse sun damage. In five years we may even have home lasers for facials. Fitzpatrick's partner, cosmetic-laser surgeon Mitch Goldman, predicts that in 10 years, you'll be able...
...excited by the high-tech gadgets, and many physicians exploit them because they have to pay for expensive machines," says Dr. Leslie Baumann, director of cosmetic dermatology at the University of Miami. A walking advertisement for cosmetic procedures herself at age 33, she often favors cheaper chemical peels over lasers. "You have to be savvy. Some chemical peels can give the same effect [as lasers] at much better prices." Physicians who recommend laser work, moreover, are not always objective; some are paid consultants or stockholders in the very laser company whose machine they're using...
Picking the right doctor, of course, is crucial. A number of boards certify plastic surgeons and dermatologists, but what's more important is the doctor's experience in the specific procedure you're contemplating. Some physicians contend that you need to have done 200 or more laser procedures to be fully proficient. When choosing a doctor, recommendations from previous patients are a better guide than come-on advertisements. "Very intelligent people make poor decisions when choosing a physician for plastic surgery," says Dr. Tina Alster, a Washington dermatologist known as Dr. Fix It, who sees an average of two patients...