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Dye laser treatment of port-wine stains

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The author treated 456 cases of port-wine stains using a tunable dye laser (577-nm wavelength, 1-μs pulse, 2–3-mm diameter spot), and followed up 22 cases for a year or more after the initial treatment. The treatment was regarded as effective in 80.5% of the abnormal lesions. The results were anfluenced by location; good results were achieved in the neck region and face, but results in the extremities were poor. The dye laser can achieve selective injury to abnormal vessels of port-wine stains while inflicting less damage to the overlying dermis than the argon laser. Therefore, dye laser treatment for port-wine stains is more effective than argon laser treatment.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    Yukihiro Bandoh M.D., Akira Yanai M.D. & Ken-ichi Tsuzuki M.D.

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Bandoh, Y., Yanai, A. & Tsuzuki, Ki. Dye laser treatment of port-wine stains. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 14, 287–291 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578363

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