Therapy of the lower extremities teleangiectases by PhotoDerm

The treatment of teleangiectases of the lower extremities using an intense pulsed light source or various laser techniques is a matter of discussion. In contrast to encouraging results of former studies, some recent investiga tions on PhotoDermVL-therapy revealed only poor success. Using the new flas hlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser (ScleroPLUS), a complete vanishing of veins w as achieved in few of the reported cases only. Both methods applied in sepe rate lesions of the same female patients revealed no significant improvemen t of dermatological symptoms in most of the patients. The therapeutical eff ort using the PhotoDerm VL was slightly better than using the ScleroPLUS-La ser, but more serious side-effects were observed.