Evaluation Risks of Not Adhering to Laser safety in Syria:Hair Removal in Damascus and its Suburbs as Case Study

Abstract

The use of lasers has expanded in an unprecedented way at the present time, and in light of this very wide spread in various fields, it has become necessary to study the side effects and risks of laser radiation so that we achieve the greatest benefit from this technology and avoid a lot of harm that can occur if we do not adhere to the basics and precautions Laser safety in order to achieve a healthy and safe laser indication with the least possible undesirable effects.

The study included 6 laser centers in Damascus and its countryside, in which 12 laser devices are available: 3 IPL devices, 4 Diode laser devices, 3 Alexandrite devices, and 2 Nd:Yag devices, and 70 treatment cases were followed up, of which 47 cases responded, and the rest of the cases refused to give any answers. It was found that the best results were obtained from Alexandrite and Neodymium Yag devices. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) devices were the easiest to use on the patient and the medical staff, but they Diode laser devices were less effective.

A group of errors were made that led to side effects or ineffective treatment, such as non-compliance in some cases of skin type and color with the treatment laser, as well as high energies were used that led to the emergence of some scars, lack of effective cooling, and repetition of laser sessions too much, and through an investigation The six centers show that laser safety considerations were not at the acceptable level.