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  • Title: Pulsed dye laser treatment of vascular lesions in children.
    Author: Geronemus RG.
    Journal: J Dermatol Surg Oncol; 1993 Apr; 19(4):303-10. PubMed ID: 8478469.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser (577,585 nm) with 300 to 450 microseconds pulsewidths has been demonstrated to effectively and safely treat port-wine stains, telangiectases, and superficial hemangiomas in children. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this manuscript is to review the indications of the pulsed dye laser in the treatment of vascular lesions in children. CONCLUSION: Pulsed dye laser treatment of port-wine stains can remove or lighten the lesions with multiple treatment sessions. Spider telangiectases respond with complete resolution, usually within one to two treatment sessions. Superficial hemangiomas respond quite easily and effectively with the pulsed dye laser, while a more variable response is noted in deeper hemangiomas, early proliferative lesions, and ulcerated hemangiomas. This procedure is safe with a low incidence of scarring and pigmentary alteration.
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