[Efficacy and safety of 308 nm excimer laser for vitiligo].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the efficacy and safety of the 308 nm excimer laser for the treatment of vitiligo.


METHODS
We treated 170 patients with stable vitiligo by using the 308 nm excimer laser. The lesions of vitiligo were treated one to two times per week for 10-30 times. Efficacies were evaluated every 7 days and 3 days after the treatments were completed. Patients were followed up for two months.


RESULTS
The rates of "remarkably improved" and "cured" were 67.97% and 32.03% in faces, 54.55% and 27.27% in necks, 63.26% and 26.53% in trunks, 38.84% and 15.70% in limbs, and 0 and 0 in hands and feet. The areas of faces had a better response than those of necks, trunks, or limbs (P < 0.01), and the areas of trunks or limbs had better response than that of hands and feet (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The 308 nm excimer laser is safe and effective in treating stable vitiligo and the efficacy varies in different lesion sites.
Wang
Hong-Wei
HW
Department of Dermatology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. whwtyw@263.net
Zuo
Ya-Gang
YG
Jin
Hong-Zhong
HZ
Liu
Yue-Hua
YH
Ma
Dong-Lai
DL
Jiang
Guo-Tiao
GT
Li
Hong-Chun
HC
Liu
Jie
J
Yan
Yan
Y