title: Ruby laser treatment of pigmented skin lesions.
abstract: Pigmented skin lesions were treated by a ruby laser with a wavelength of 694 nm and a pulse duration of 450 microseconds. The clinical result of laser treatment was good in 18 of the 55 cases (32%). Five of 21 cases (23.8%) with cafe-au-lait maculae, 9 of the 14 cases (64%) with senile pigmentation, and 3 of the 10 cases (30%) with nevocellular nevus had good results. The cafe-au-lait maculae showed excellent fading after laser treatment but the recurrence rate was high. The best therapeutic result was obtained in senile pigmentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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authors.lastname: Shimbashi
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authors.lastname: Kojima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome