title: Laser treatment of vascular lesions.
abstract: The principle of selective photothermolysis, which states that thermal destruction can be predicted by choosing the appropriate wavelength, pulse duration, and pulse energy for a particular target, applies to the laser treatment of vascular lesions. The most commonly used vascular lesion lasers and light sources emit wavelengths of 532 nm, 577-600 nm, and 1064 nm. A wide range of vascular lesions can be treated using these systems.
authors.affiliation: Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, Westwood, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers / Q000145:classification; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*