title: [Treatment of peri-ocular skin lesions with the erbium:YAG laser].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A great number of consmetically disturbing, cutaneous lesions are localized in the periocular region. While various approaches for treatment such as excision, electrocauterization or cryosurgery often show unsatisfactory results, the use of laser technology is of increasing interest.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 104 patients with different cutaneous periorbital lesions (wrinkles, xanthelasma, syringoma) were treated with a new erbium: YAG laser system (wavelength 2940 nm, pulse duration 0.350 ms and pulse energy 0.1-1.7 Joules), which works on the principle of vaporization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The erbium: YAG laser allows athermic ablation of very thin skin layers without scarring and with minimal lateral thermal injury due an extremely short pulse duration. Periorbital lesions can be treated effectively by erbium: YAG laser, and good to excellent cosmetic results can be obtained.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of pulsed erbium: YAG laser is an effective and promising new method for treatment of different superficial periorbital cutaneous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Mannheim.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windberger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hörmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015595:Skin Aging; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018252:Syringoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Behandlung periokulärer Hautveränderungen mit dem Erbium:YAG-Laser.