PORT-WINE STAINS UNRESPONSIVE TO PULSED DYE-LASER - EXPLANATIONS AND SOLUTIONS

Authors
LANIGAN SW
Citation
Sw. Lanigan, PORT-WINE STAINS UNRESPONSIVE TO PULSED DYE-LASER - EXPLANATIONS AND SOLUTIONS, British journal of dermatology, 139(2), 1998, pp. 173-177
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
139
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
173 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1998)139:2<173:PSUTPD>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The flashlamp-pumped pulsed tunable dye laser has represented a signif icant advance in the treatment of port-wine stains (PWS). However, not all patients will respond. In this review, the clinical features infl uencing the response of PWS to the pulsed dye laser will be discussed. Theoretical and clinical data are presented to explain why not all:PW S will respond to this laser, Methods to overcome the problems of non- responding PWS are suggested, including new treatment devices and tech niques.