Clinical Experience in the Treatment of Port-Wine Stains with Blebs
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 306-310, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-126693
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The current modality of choice for the treatment of Port-wine stains (PWS) is laser photocoagulation. Laser therapy for the treatment of PWS, especially with a pulsed dye laser (PDL), has been proven safe and effective; however, because penetration of the PDL is too shallow for an effective ablation of the blebs, treatment of blebbed PWS, using PDL, may be insufficient.OBJECTIVE:
We demonstrated the clinical efficacy of a 1,064 nm long pulsed NdYAG laser with contact cooling device for blebbed PWS.METHODS:
Twenty one patients with blebbed PWS (Fitzpatrick skin types II-V) underwent a treatment, using a 1,064 nm long pulsed NdYAG laser with a contact cooling device at 8-week intervals. Treatments were done using 5~6 mm spot sizes at 20~30 ms and 95~170 J/cm2. Laser parameters were adjusted in order to meet the needs of each individual patient's lesions.RESULTS:
All subjects tolerated the treatments well, and showed clinical improvement from blebs. Of the 21 patients, 18 of them experienced either moderate or excellent response.CONCLUSION:
Use of a 1,064 nm long pulsed NdYAG laser results in a greater depth of vascular coagulation. A 1,064 nm long pulsed NdYAG laser with contact cooling device may be regarded as a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of blebbed PWS.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin
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Blister
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Port-Wine Stain
/
Laser Therapy
/
Lasers, Dye
/
Light Coagulation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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