Recent advances in laser treatment of port-wine stains

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Recent advances in laser treatment of port-wine stains
Issue online:
16 Sep 2004
Accepted for publication 29 March 2004
To cite this article: S.W. Lanigan, S.M. Taibjee (2004)
Recent advances in laser treatment of port-wine stains
British Journal of Dermatology 151 (3), 527Ò533.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06163.x
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S.W. Lanigan and S.M. TaibjeeLasercare Clinics, Birmingham Skin Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, U.K.

S.M.Taibjee.
E-mail: saleemtaibjee@blueyonder.co.uk

Summary

The pulsed dye laser is the treatment of choice for port-wine stains, with proven efficacy and low incidence of side-effects. However, in the majority of cases complete clearance cannot be achieved, and a significant proportion of lesions is resistant to laser treatment. In recent years, increased understanding of the interaction between lasers and port-wine stains has led to modification of the original pulsed dye laser design, producing treatment responses even in those lesions resistant to first-generation pulsed dye lasers. Other lasers and noncoherent light sources also appear to have a potential role in treatment. In this review we discuss these recent developments.

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