Can the wound healing response of human skin be modulated after laser treatment and the effects of exposure extended? Implications on the combined use of the pulsed dye laser and a topical angiogenesis inhibitor for treatment of port wine stain birthmarks.
Phung
Thuy L
TL
Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts,USA.
Oble
Darryl A
DA
Jia
Wangcun
W
Benjamin
Laura E
LE
Mihm
Martin C
MC
Nelson
J Stuart
JS
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010784:Photomicrography; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000628:therapy*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus