1986
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1900060119
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Tunable dye laser (577 nm) treatment of port wine stains

Abstract: Despite steady improvement in the laser treatment of port wine stains (PWS), hypertrophic scarring remains a serious side-effect in approximately 10% of patients. The tunable dye laser (577 nm) has been shown to cause selective vascular destruction in normal and PWS skin. We have treated ten patients using a tunable dye laser (577 nm, 300 mu sec) resulting in clearing of the PWS without any evidence of hypertrophic scarring. Treatment requires no anesthesia or wound care, and there were no postoperative infect… Show more

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“…This is called selective pho tothermolysis of blood vessels and has been used successfully in the treatment of port wine stain with the Candela tunable dye laser [7,8], In those studies, all patients had a beneficial response without scarring.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is called selective pho tothermolysis of blood vessels and has been used successfully in the treatment of port wine stain with the Candela tunable dye laser [7,8], In those studies, all patients had a beneficial response without scarring.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consistent with this theory, ectasia is progressive with age, resulting in lesion darkening from pink to purple. 2 Development of the pulsed dye laser 10,11 and description of the concept of selective photothermolysis 12 significantly improved port wine stain treatment. Yellow light (l 5 585-595 nm) emitted by the pulsed dye laser is preferentially absorbed by hemoglobin (the major chromophore in blood) in the port wine stain vessels and, after being converted to heat, causes thermal damage and thrombosis.…”
Section: Mona M Selim Md Kristen M Kelly Md J Stuart Nelson Mmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the high vessel specificity the dye laser at 577 nm is the most promising therapeutical modality. First clinical results have been reported [23],…”
Section: Laser Treatment Of Fort Wine Stainsmentioning
confidence: 99%