A simple technique for treatment of nasal telangiectasia using trichloroacetic acid and CO2 laser.
BACKGROUND
Nasal telangiectasia is a common disfiguring condition and may cause significant psychological distress. Although lasers are effective in treating such lesions, there are many disadvantages, such as purpura, scarring, and cost.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the effectiveness of a combination therapy of CO2 laser and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) for nasal telangiectasia.


METHODS
Twenty patients with nasal telangiectasia were treated with CO2 laser 2 weeks after modified sclerotherapy using 80% TCA.


RESULTS
After one treatment session, all patients had excellent results with more than 75% vessel clearance. There were mild side effects, such as transient erythema and fine frosting. After follow-up of 1 year, there were no relapses.


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that CO2 laser after modified sclerotherapy using 80% TCA appears to be a simple, effective, and inexpensive method for the treatment of nasal telangiectasia.
Kim
Young-Jo
YJ
Department of Dermatology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Shin
Bong-Seok
BS
Chung
Byoung-Soo
BS
Cho
Soo-Hyeong
SH
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid