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The goal of this study was to determine the effect of repetitive Er:YAG laser pulses on human skin and its response to this treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design\/Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Lid skin of six female volunteers with blepharochalasis has been treated with laser at day 0, 7, and 21 before elective surgery\u2014blepharoplasty. The treated skin was excised as part of the procedure and prepared for further histological examination. We used a 2,940 nm Er:YAG laser (Fidelis M320A by Fotona) with \u2018smooth\u2019 mode parameters: fluence from 0.50 to 2.00 J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; six pulses per packet; 550 \u03bcsecond\/pulse, 250 millisecond\/packet; single pass, no overlapping; spot size 5 mm; repetition rate 20 Hz.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We observed deep collagen denaturation at laser fluences of 1.25 J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> and over; epidermal damage was proportional to fluence with total coagulation of the epidermal layer at fluences of 1.75 J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> and over. At day 7 after laser treatment we observed a complete regeneration of the epidermal layer and a regeneration zone within the dermis with prominent infiltration of CD68+ monocytes\/macrophages. At day 21 after laser treatment we observed collagen remodeling and (myo\u2010)fibroblast proliferation at tissue depths of up to 240 \u03bcm.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Repetitive Er:YAG laser irradiation is effective in deep denaturation and remodeling of human skin collagen in vivo, with less epidermal damage compared to standard Er:YAG laser skin resurfacing. Lasers Surg. 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