title: [Port wine stains and laser treatments].
abstract: Port wine stains correspond to cutaneous congenital capillary dysplasias and are undergoing broad clinical appearances as far as size, colour, and anatomical areas are concerned together with several possible associations to other vascular pathology. Laser treatment started by the end of the 70's with, at that time moderate scientific production, followed by a very "explosive" period till mid 90's, leading to a progressive decrease till today. Therefore, everything has been reported several times and, in some occasions with some kind of artlessness and/or without follow-up. Author will try in this paper to report a 25 years experience, with as much objectivity as possible.
authors.affiliation: Plate-forme laser multidisciplinaire, hôpital de Rangueil, 31059 Toulouse cedex 09, France. laffitte.f@chu-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laffitte
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chavoin
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000758:Anesthesia; D001128:Argon; D002196:Capillaries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D009354:Neodymium; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D001128:Argon