Ann Dermatol.  2014 Oct;26(5):651-653. 10.5021/ad.2014.26.5.651.

Effective Treatment of Congenital Melanocytic Nevus and Nevus Sebaceous Using the Pinhole Method with the Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2I Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. csesnumd@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Nevus*
Nevus, Pigmented*
Yttrium*
Yttrium

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) in a 25-year-old man. (A) Before treatment: a solitary, 1-cm brown patch is visible on the right alar area of the nose. (B) One year after the final treatment session, the skin lesions resolved with minimal scarring. (C) CMN in a 5-month-old boy. Before treatment, a solitary, 1.5~2-cm, well-demarcated, brown patch is visible on the forearm. (D) The pinhole method was used to create 1-mm holes deep in the dermis. (E) Minimal mottled hyperpigmentation was observed 6 months after the final laser treatment.

  • Fig. 2 Nevus sebaceous lesions in a 40-year-old woman. (A) Before treatment, two 2.5-cm, well-demarcated, yellow, verrucous plaques were visible on the right side of the forehead. (B) Deep line- and doughnut-shaped holes were created to remove the nevus sebaceus lesions. (C) Six months after the final laser treatment, the patient showed marked improvement, with only mild hypopigmentation.


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