Treatment of Nevus of Ota in Fitzpatrick skin type VI with the 1064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser.
Lasers Surg Med
; 43(2): 65-7, 2011 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nevus of Ota is a pigmented lesion that usually presents at birth. Due to a greater risk for complications, physicians have not always utilized laser therapy to treat these nevi in patients with darker skin types.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the 1,064-nm Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (QS NdYAG) laser for the treatment of Nevus of Ota in two patients with Fitzpatrick skin type (FST) VI.RESULTS:
After 4-13 treatment sessions with the 1,064-nm Q-switched NdYAG laser with a 4 mm spot size and fluence of 4-4.2 J/cm(2), two patients with FST VI noted substantial improvement in the appearance of the nevi.CONCLUSION:
At conservative treatment settings, these two case reports have shown that the 1,064-nm QS NdYAG laser can be utilized to safely and effectively treat Nevus of Ota in individuals with FST IV-VI.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Pigmentação da Pele
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Nevo de Ota
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Lasers de Estado Sólido
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article