The pulsed dye laser is the preferred laser for treating port wine stains. It is relatively effective with a low incidence of side effects. However, although considerable lightening of a port wine stain is likely to occur with treatment, complete clearance is achieved in the minority. There has been a number of therapeutic advances over the last few years in the laser treatment of port wine stains. These have come from modification of the original pulsed dye laser, use of other lasers and light sources and a greater understanding of laser - port wine interactions. All of these developments will be discussed in this review.


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    Title :

    Recent advances in laser therapy for the treatment of port wine stains


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Laser Florence 2003: A Window on the Laser Medicine World ; 2003 ; Florence,Italy


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 5610 ; 1


    Publication date :

    2004-09-10





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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