title: Treatment of blue nevi with the Q-switched ruby laser.
abstract: The common blue nevus is a benign, localized collection of dermal melanocytes. To date, removal required excisional surgery to eliminate pigment that usually extends into the reticular dermis. We report the successful long-term elimination of common blue nevi on the nasal skin of two patients whose lesions were treated with the laser emission of 694 nm energy from the Q-switched ruby laser.
authors: Division of Dermatology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Milgraum
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Cohen
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Auletta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*