Ann Dermatol.  2014 Oct;26(5):657-659. 10.5021/ad.2014.26.5.657.

Treatment with the Pinhole Technique Using Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser for a Cafe au Lait Macule and Carbon Dioxide Laser for Facial Telangiectasia

• Chung BY
• Han SS
• Moon HR
• Lee MW
• Chang SE

• KMID: 2265515
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.5.657

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Lasers, Gas*
Telangiectasis*
Yttrium*
Yttrium

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A café au lait macule in a 15-year-old boy. (A) Before treatment, a 4×0.5-cm brown patch was evident on the patient's cheek. (B) This lesion showed marked improvement with only mild erythema at 1 year after final treatment (6 treatment sessions with the pinhole method using the erbium : YAG laser, at 4-week intervals).

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  Fig. 2 Facial telangiectasia in a 55-year-old woman. (A) Telangiectasia on the right cheek before treatment. (B) Multiple deep holes were made in line with the course of the vessels. (C) The telangiectasia showed significant improvement 1 month after 1 treatment session with the pinhole method using the CO2 laser.

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