Carbon Dioxide (CO₂₎ Laser Vaporization of Multiple Facial Syringomas

Abstract

The technique for using the carbon dioxide laser in the vaporization mode to treat multiple lesions of syringoma of the face without adverse scarring, textural changes, or recurrence is described.

Siringomas periorbitários - excisão com tesoura de castroviejo: experiência em 38 pacientes e revisão da literatura

“…Underscoring the treatment of multiple perior- point, [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] the results of the observation are similar to those reported in the literature, whatever the chosen technique. The destruction of the lesions by electrosurgery may produce scars and/or relapses with greater frequency, given the tumor's histological features, above all the location of its differentiation.…”

“…[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] The first reports referred to continuous CO 2 laser, 23 with disastrous results owing to the increased risk of scarring. The most frequently mentioned type is pulsed CO 2 laser, which reduces the risk of scarring and gives excellent esthetic results, and may even be performed without anesthesia or with only topical anesthesia.…”

“…The indicated therapeutic modalities aim to achieve careful and effective destruction or removal of the lesions and to avoid relapse and/or unnecessary unsightly scars. The literature thus includes a range of techniques including electrocautery or electrodissection, [16][17][18][19] surgical excision, [20][21][22] the use of different types of laser, [23][24][25][26][27][28] or techniques combining the use of trichloroacetic acid and CO 2 laser .…”

Carbon dioxide laser treatment for lipoid proteinosis (Urbach-Wiethe syndrome) involving the eyelids

“…Therefore, its absorption length in the skin is about 0.02 mm, making it a useful wavelength for cutaneous surgery 6. The safety and efficacy of carbon dioxide laser is well documented in blepharoplasty7 8 and benign dermal tumours 910 We suggest the use of carbon dioxide laser in lipoid proteinosis as a new surgical treatment to alleviate the patient’s suffering from cosmetic defects of the eyelids.…”

Syringome

“…Auch mit der von Dill−Müller und Zaun beschriebe− nen Technik der Shave−Exzision periorbitaler Syringome lassen sich gute kosmetische Ergebnisse erzielen [42]. Darüber hinaus sind bei lokalisierten Syringomen auch Behandlungen mit dem CO 2 −Laser und dem Erbium−YAG−Laser durchgeführt worden [28,43]. Eine wirkungsvolle Therapie der generalisiert auftreten− den Manifestationsformen kann hingegen nicht angeboten wer− den.…”