| Treatment of Nevus of Ota in Fitzpatrick skin type VI with the 1064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser. | |
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PMID: 21384385 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Nevus of Ota is a pigmented lesion that usually presents at birth. Due to a greater risk for complications, physicians have not always utilized laser therapy to treat these nevi in patients with darker skin types. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the 1,064-nm Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (QS Nd:YAG) laser for the treatment of Nevus of Ota in two patients with Fitzpatrick skin type (FST) VI. RESULTS: After 4-13 treatment sessions with the 1,064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a 4 mm spot size and fluence of 4-4.2 J/cm(2) , two patients with FST VI noted substantial improvement in the appearance of the nevi. CONCLUSION: At conservative treatment settings, these two case reports have shown that the 1,064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser can be utilized to safely and effectively treat Nevus of Ota in individuals with FST IV-VI. Lasers Surg. Med. 42:65-67, 2011 © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Jennifer M Landau; Irene Vergilis-Kalner; Leonard H Goldberg; Roy G Geronemus; Paul M Friedman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Lasers in surgery and medicine Volume: 43 ISSN: 1096-9101 ISO Abbreviation: Lasers Surg Med Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-03-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8007168 Medline TA: Lasers Surg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 65-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Derm Surgery Associates, Houston, Texas. |
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