title: The treatment of port wine stains with the carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: The carbon dioxide (CO2) laser was used to treat 51 patients with port wine stains (PWS). Twenty-nine patients were adults who had failed to respond to argon or continuous wave dye laser therapy and 22 patients were children with pink PWS. Follow-up assessment of 40 patients 12 months after treatment revealed an excellent or good result in 74% of adults and 53% of children. The results in adult 'therapeutic failures' was encouraging and CO2 laser therapy can be advised for this group. Two children had a poor result, one with a hypertrophic scar, and treatment in this age group with the CO2 laser should be considered with caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leeds General Infirmary, U.K.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lanigan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cotterill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide