PYOGENIC GRANULOMA - REMOVAL WITH THE CO2 -LASER

13 patients with pyogenic granuloma were treated with a CO2 laser usin g the continuous wave laser in all cases and using additionally the ul trapulsed laser in 7 patients. The pyogenic granuloma was removed in a ll patients in one session. Side effects included transient erythema i n 8 patients and scars in 2 cases. There was no hypo- or hyperpigmenta tion. The use of the CO2 laser is a fast and bloodless way to treat py ogenic granuloma with slight side effects and is an elegant alternativ e to standard approaches.