The necessity for treatment of childhood port-wine stains.
The pulsed tunable dye laser has recently become available for the treatment of children with port-wine stains. Parental reactions and psychosocial implications of untreated port-wine stains in children are reviewed. It is recommended that children with port-wine stains be treated as early as possible to prevent adverse sequelae to their psychological development.
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Child Psychiatry In-patient Services, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
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D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*