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Neodymium\u2010doped yttrium aluminum garnet (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>d\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content>) laser is considered a nonablative skin resurfacing laser whose usage is limited due to its high cost.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the efficacy and safety of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>d\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> as an ablative resurfacing laser and to compare the results with those previously published for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CO<\/jats:styled-content><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> and Erbium\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> lasers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Patients\/Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 296 patients (251 female and 45 male) with Fitzpatrick skin types <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">III<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IV<\/jats:styled-content> and dermatological conditions amenable to ablative skin resurfacing participated in this study. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>d\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser parameters assessed were wavelength (1064\u00a0nm), pulse duration (5\u00a0ms), fluence (10\u00a0J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), and spot size (8\u201310\u00a0mm). Efficacy of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>d\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser was assessed by comparing pre\u2010 and posttreatment photographs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>An improvement of 30\u201380% was observed in treated patients. The degree of improvement correlated positively with the number of laser sessions. The most common side effect was hyperpigmentation. 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