| Treatment of congenital melanocytic nevi using the combined (normal-mode plus Q-switched) ruby laser in Asians: clinical response in relation to histological type. | |
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PMID: 15838210 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinical response of congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) to the combined normal-mode ruby laser (NMRL) and Q-switched ruby laser (QSRL) treatment method (ie, NM plus QS) was correlated with the histologic depth of nevomelanocytic nests to predict the efficacy rate and therapeutic outcome of the laser treatment. Thirty-four patients with CMN were treated using the combined (NM plus QS) ruby laser method. The clinical results of the laser treatment demonstrated that 20 had excellent response, 11 had good response, 3 had fair response, and there was no poor response. When correlated with the histologic type, the efficacy rate of the combined ruby laser was significantly higher in the superficial intradermal type than in the others. We conclude that combining the NMRL and QSRL with appropriate parameters to target both superficial and deep nevomelanocytic components provides a greater degree of penetration of laser light. |
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Authors:
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Taro Kono; Ali Rza Erçöçen; Motohiro Nozaki |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of plastic surgery Volume: 54 ISSN: 0148-7043 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Plast Surg Publication Date: 2005 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-19 Completed Date: 2005-09-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7805336 Medline TA: Ann Plast Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 494-501 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. tkono@prs.twmu.ac.jp |
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Adolescent Adult Asian Continental Ancestry Group Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Laser Therapy, Low-Level / methods* Male Melanocytes / pathology Middle Aged Nevus, Pigmented / congenital, pathology, radiotherapy* |
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