title: [The pulsed dye laser--possibilities and limits].
abstract: The pulsed dye laser (wavelength 585 nm, pulse duration 0.3-0.45 ms) is very effective in the treatment of port-wine stains, beginning hemangiomas, telangiectasias, spider nevi, xanthelasma and red hypertrophic scarring. It is the laser of choice in the therapy of young patients with port-wine stains. The pulsed dye laser is limited by its relatively superficial penetration into the skin with a maximum of 1.5 mm.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hautklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hellwig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petzoldt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raulin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome