title: Argon-pumped tunable dye laser.
abstract: The argon-pumped tunable dye laser (APTDL) is useful in the treatment of a wide variety of superficial vascular and melanocytic lesions. Safety is enhanced by the use of a computerized scanning device--the Hexascan. Over a 1-year period, 140 patients (33 patients under the age of 21, and 21 patients from 0 to 10 years of age) were treated. Facial rosacea/telangiectasia was the most frequently treated lesion, followed by port-wine stain. Although multiple treatments were often necessary, fading was successfully achieved in most patients without scarring or other complications.
authors.affiliation: Atherton Plastic Surgery and Laser Center, CA 94027.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Apfelberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012393:Rosacea / Q000601:surgery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000601:surgery