title: Treatment of spider telangiectases in children using the flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser.
abstract: Twelve children 2 to 10 years of age with spider telangiectases of the face were treated with a flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser at a wavelength of 585 nm and a pulse width of 450 microsec. Complete resolution of the telangiectases was noted in all 12 patients, without scarring or permanent pigmentary alteration of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Geronemus
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*