title: Dye laser treatment of port-wine stains.
abstract: The author treated 456 cases of port-wine stains using a tunable dye laser (577-nm wavelength, 1-microsecond pulse, 2-3-mm diameter spot), and followed up 22 cases for a year or more after the initial treatment. The treatment was regarded as effective in 80.5% of the abnormal lesions. The results were influenced by location: good results were achieved in the neck region and face, but results in the extremities were poor. The dye laser can achieve selective injury to abnormal vessels of port-wine stains while inflicting less damage to the overlying dermis than the argon laser. Therefore, dye laser treatment for port-wine stains is more effective than argon laser treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bandoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*