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  • Title: Laser treatment of pigmented lesions in clinical practice: a retrospective case series and patient satisfaction survey.
    Author: Hague JS, Lanigan SW.
    Journal: Clin Exp Dermatol; 2008 Mar; 33(2):139-41. PubMed ID: 18076692.
    Abstract:
    Lasers are frequently used to treat pigmented skin lesions; however, there is little published data from routine clinical practice. We performed a retrospective review of patients treated between January 2003 and January 2004 to describe the patients, methods used and the clinical outcome. The long-term result was determined by a patient questionnaire. In total, 67 patients with 76 pigmented lesions were treated (22 males and 45 females, mean age 22 years); 27% had Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI. The Q-switched Nd:YAG, and erbium:YAG lasers were used in 75% and 24% of cases, respectively, with an average of 5.4 treatments/patient. The physician-rated outcome at the end of treatment was 'very positive' in 45% and 'mostly positive' in 30% of cases. The patient-rated outcome at an average of 21 months post-treatment was 'excellent' in 29.5%, 'good' in 25%, and 'fair' in 22.7% of the 44 cases. About 50% of patients with the three most common lesions (congenital naevi, other/unspecified naevi and naevus of Ota) achieved good or excellent long-term results.
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