title: Two-year follow-up results of copper bromide laser treatment of striae.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to follow-up 15 patients with stretch marks treated positively with the CuBr laser (577-511 nm) in 1998-99 and followed-up for 2 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were Italian women, young to middle age (average 30 years old), with skin coloration classified as Fitzpatrick II-III. Biopsies were taken on some patients before the treatment and 1 month after the first treatment. Double-blind histological, histochemical and photographic evaluation was performed. Results obtained as well as to the contradictory effects reported elsewhere in the literature were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average, the results were positive and there were some pathogenic considerations that justified the use of laser.
authors.affiliation: Institute Laser Medicine, Florence, Italy. longo@dada.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Postiglione
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marangoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001965:Bromides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003300:Copper / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001965:Bromides; D003300:Copper