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Variables included patient demographics, device type, procedural characteristics, documented complications, and subsequent aesthetic procedures performed by the same surgeon. Treatment patterns were evaluated longitudinally by comparing device utilization at the initial, third, and final visits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 632 patients underwent 1905 laser or energy-based treatments. Patients were predominantly female (85.8%) with a mean age of 52.8 years at initial presentation. Fitzpatrick skin types II-III were the most common (72.2%). Intense pulsed light was the most frequently used modality overall (47.6%) and at the initial visit (40.3%), with increasing use of ablative modalities over time. A total of 26 complications (1.4%) were documented, most commonly hyperpigmentation (n = 7). Overall, 40.5% of patients underwent subsequent aesthetic surgery, accounting for 523 procedures, with a mean time to surgery of 4.2 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lasers and energy-based treatments demonstrated a low rate of documented complications in single-surgeon practice and showed evolving patterns over time. A substantial proportion of patients underwent subsequent aesthetic surgery within the same practice, suggesting these modalities may play an important role in longitudinal patient engagement and the integration of nonsurgical and surgical care within comprehensive aesthetic care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence: 4 (Therapeutic)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For image description, please refer to the figure legend and surrounding text.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/asjof\/ojag105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]],"date-time":"2026-06-10T11:49:29Z","timestamp":1781092169000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Laser and Energy-Based Devices in Aesthetic Practice: A 10-Year Single-Surgeon Review of Treatments, Complications, and Same-Practice Surgical 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