Treatment of lentigo maligna with combination laser therapy: recurrence at 8 months after initial resolution.
This is a case report of an 89-year-old woman with a lentigo maligna treated with alexandrite and ruby lasers. The lentigo maligna never completely resolved despite multiple treatments. Marked cosmetic improvement, how-ever, was obtained. No adverse sequelae have occurred.
Dermatology/Cosmetic Laser Associates of San Diego County Inc., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Shilesh
S
Iyer
Mitchel
M
Goldman
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018327:Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*