Patient-reported morbidity following flashlamp-pumped pulsed tunable dye laser treatment of port wine stains.
Sixty-two patients with port wine stains completed a questionnaire related to their flashlamp-pumped pulsed tunable dye laser treatment. The treatment was well tolerated by the majority. Forty-eight per cent of patients experienced some weeping or crusting after treatment. The major cause of morbidity was protracted bruising following treatment, and this caused a significant restriction of activities in 45% of patients.
Department of Dermatology, Bridgend General Hospital, Mid Glamorgan, U.K.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002648:Child; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008012:Lidocaine; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011318:Prilocaine
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D011318:Prilocaine; D008012:Lidocaine