title: Clinical use of the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules (ABNOMs) in Koreans.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: 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*