Port-wine Stains Unresponsive to Pulsed Dye Laser: Explanations and Solutions

Overview

Journal Br J Dermatol

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Dermatology

Date 1998 Oct 10

PMID 9767228

Citations 23

Authors

S W Lanigan

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Abstract

The flashlamp-pumped pulsed tunable dye laser has represented a significant advance in the treatment of port-wine stains (PWS). However, not all patients will respond. In this review, the clinical features influencing the response of PWS to the pulsed dye laser will be discussed. Theoretical and clinical data are presented to explain why not all PWS will respond to this laser. Methods to overcome the problems of non-responding PWS are suggested, including new treatment devices and techniques.

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