Clinical use of the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules (ABNOMs) in Koreans.
BACKGROUND
There are still insufficient clinical reports about quality-switched Nd:YAG laser (QSNYL) in the treatment of acquired bilateral nevus of Otalike macules (ABNOMs) in Asians.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze the efficacy and side-effect profiles of QSNYL treatment of ABNOMs in Korean skin.


METHODS
A prospective study was designed to follow 10 Korean patients with ABNOMs through laser treatment until maximal eradication of the lesions had been achieved.


RESULTS
Five patients (50%) with ABNOMs were treated with excellent or good results. The more treatments a patient underwent, the greater the possibility of improvement. There were no cases of persistent skin textural change or persistent erythema.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical data support QSNYL being a beneficial alternative tool for treating ABNOMs in brown skin. This is, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the first report about laser treatment of ABNOMs using QSNNL.
Suh
D H
DH
Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
Han
K H
KH
Chung
J H
JH
D000328:Adult; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*