Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of patients treated between 2016 and 2021. Clinical photographs were graded by three independent physicians using a 5-point visual analog scale. RESULTS: Twelve patients (mean age: 24.8 years, Fitzpatrick skin types III-VI) were treated for Becker's nevus on the face (4) or the trunk and/or extremities (8). Four patients were Fitzpatrick skin types V or VI. On average, patients received 5.3 treatments in 1-4-month intervals. Ten of the 12 patients had concomitant laser hair removal preceding same-day non-ablative fractional resurfacing (n = 7 with long-pulsed 1064 nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet and n = 3 with long-pulsed 755 nm alexandrite). The number of treatments with each modality was determined by patient satisfaction with improvement in hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis. At follow-up, which ranged from 6 to 40 weeks (mean 10.5 weeks), patients were given a mean improvement score of 51%-75%. No long-term adverse events were encountered in either group. Limitations include a small sample size and a lack of long-term follow-up. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Shelby L Kubicki, Emily L Guo, Pooja Sodha, Heather Richmond, Paul M Friedman |
Journal | Lasers in surgery and medicine
(Lasers Surg Med)
Vol. 55
Issue 1
Pg. 99-104
(01 2023)
ISSN: 1096-9101 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 36129813
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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Copyright | © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC. |
Chemical References |
- alexandrite
- yttrium-aluminum-garnet
- Aluminum
- Neodymium
- Yttrium
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Topics |
- Humans
- Young Adult
- Adult
- Skin Neoplasms
(radiotherapy, surgery)
- Aluminum
- Hair Removal
- Hypertrichosis
(complications)
- Neodymium
- Hyperpigmentation
(etiology, surgery)
- Yttrium
- Nevus
(surgery, complications)
- Lasers
- Treatment Outcome
- Lasers, Solid-State
(therapeutic use)
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