title: Port wine stain: a new therapeutic approach to an old birth defect.
abstract: A new treatment is available for port wine stains (PWS), which are congenital malformations. Both children and adults now can be treated by selective photothermolysis with a flashlamp, pumped, tunable, dye laser. Careful attention to the laser characteristics of pulse-width and dose allows significant lightening of PWS with minimal change in skin texture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McCallister
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*