In this year that is celebrate 50 years of laser in the world, the SBLMC carry out your VII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF LASER, which is biennial and denotes the 14-year history of our Society. In these 14 years with lots of action and work we did over 1,000 members, 04 regional offices and 06 Congresses.

In 1998 we started to lead the multidisciplinary committee of LASER, from the department's scientific of the "Associação Paulista de Medicina" (São Paulo Medicine Association).

Our Society has always had the support of those who represent the specialties involved in the use of lasers, in addition to the entities representing the class, being present at the 1997, the Drs Farid Hakme (Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery), Clarisse Zaits (Brazilian Society of Dermatology) and Eleuzes Paiva (Brazilian Medical Association). We also had the support of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, with the presence of Dr. David Goldberg then a member of the Scientific Board that entity besides Tina Alster, Robert Adrian and Mario Trelles, among others.

This year we will have again the supporting of the American Society, which adds an international character to our event, Also we'll still the MEETING OF LATIN-AMERICAN LASER, with guaranteed attendance of Dr. Abel Chajcir and Iliana Benzaquen, among others. We´ll do a great encounter and with high scientific content.

WELCOME TO THE VII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF LASER  and the I MEETING OF LATIN-AMERICAN LASER.