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. A total of 112 spider naevi in 86 patients were treated with the tunable dye laser with a wavelength of 585 nm and pulse duration of 450 µs (SPTL 1, Candela Corporation, Wayland, MA). Complete ablation of the spider telangiectasia was achieved in 81 lesions (72.3%) partial ablation was achieved in 27 lesions (24.1%) and four (3.6%) lesions had no response to treatment. Transient hyperpigmentation was noted in one patient and minimal scarring in the form of a slight depression over the treated area was noted in another patient. The pulsed dye laser is shown to be effective in the treatment of spider naevi.
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Paper received 20 February 1998; accepted following revision 25 November 1998.
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Haywood, R., Tarabe, M., Mahaffey, P. et al. The Treatment of Spider Naevi with the Tunable Dye Laser. Lasers Med Sci 14, 175–176 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101030050081
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