title: Treatment of vascular lesions in pigmented skin with the pulsed dye laser.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vascular lesions occurring in African-American patients are often not treated because of the risk of local side effects.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study was to determine the efficacy of the flashlamp-pumped dye (FLPD) laser in the treatment of vascular malformations in African-American patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  All lesions in three patients were treated with the FLPD laser using a 585 nm wavelength, 5 mm spot size, 450 pulse width, and fluences ranging from 6.5 to 8.5j per cm2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FLPD was effective in treating vascular malformations. Transient changes in colour and skin texture occurred at the treated sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0144, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shieh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000628:therapy*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation