Facial Hypertrophic Scarring from Pulsed Dye Laser

Abstract

This hypertrophic scar developed after pulsed dye laser treatment because the patient did not follow posttreatment care instructions, and because the initial treatment fluences of 8.0-8.5 J/cm2 may have been too high.

The treatment of port-wine stains with the pulsed-dye laser at 2-week and 6-week intervals: a comparative study

“…PWS require multiple treatments with the PDL to achieve clearance, with 6–8 weeks considered to be the standard interval between treatments. However, uncommonly, patients may receive treatments as close as 4 weeks 19 or as long as 12 weeks 2,4 , 12,20 apart, with no consensus having been reached on the optimum time interval between treatments. This pilot study suggests that treating PWS with the variable pulse width 595‐nm PDL at an interval of 2 weeks may result in greater lightening of the PWS than treatment given at the standard longer interval of 6 weeks.…”

Hypertrophic Scars After Therapy with CO2Laser for Treatment of Multiple Cutaneous Neurofibromas

“…Our patient was in good health and had not reported any previous abnormal scarring or keloid formation even after earlier excisions. In port‐wine stains, hypertrophic scars are described after treatment with CO 2 laser, argon laser, and even with flashlamp‐pumped pulsed dye laser surgery, although treatment is effective in most instances 6–8 …”

Hypertrophic Scars After Therapy with CO2 Laser for Treatment of Multiple Cutaneous Neurofibromas

“…In port-wine stains, hypertrophic scars are described after treatment with CO 2 laser, argon laser, and even with flashlamppumped pulsed dye laser surgery, although treatment is effective in most instances. [6][7][8] Hypertrophic scar formation occurring during the first 3-4 months after CO 2 laser therapy of neurofibromas has been mentioned in the literature. 2 It remains an uncommon complication after CO 2 laser therapy.…”