PMID- 19874340
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100920
LR  - 20100507
IS  - 1365-2230 (Electronic)
IS  - 0307-6938 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 2
DP  - 2010 Mar
TI  - Comparison of two dye lasers in the treatment of port-wine stains.
PG  - 126-30
LID - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03399.x [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Port-wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary malformations that 
      persist throughout life. Laser therapy is a common treatment for PWS, and 
      pulsed-dye laser is the current treatment of choice. AIM: To compare the clinical 
      results on untreated PWS of two dye lasers with different wavelengths and pulse 
      duration: a flashlamp-pumped dye laser (FPDL) and a long-pulse-duration dye laser 
      (LPDL). METHODS: In total, 24 patients were treated on 4-6 test areas with both 
      laser types using high-energy and low-energy fluences. An FPDL with 0.45 ms pulse 
      duration tuned to 585 nm was compared with an LPDL with 1.5 or 3.0 ms pulse 
      duration tuned to 595 nm. Twelve weeks later the degree of lightening was 
      evaluated by a blinded assessor. Pain was assessed directly after treatment with 
      both lasers, using a visual analogue scale. RESULT: There was no significant 
      difference overall between the two systems in lightening of the lesion or in 
      patient-reported pain. CONCLUSION: Both laser systems are equivalent in terms of 
      efficacy and pain.
FAU - Frohm Nilsson, M
AU  - Frohm Nilsson M
AD  - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Karolinska University Hospital, 
      Stockholm, Sweden.
FAU - Passian, S
AU  - Passian S
FAU - Wiegleb Edstrom, D
AU  - Wiegleb Edstrom D
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20091023
PL  - England
TA  - Clin Exp Dermatol
JT  - Clinical and experimental dermatology
JID - 7606847
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lasers, Dye/adverse effects/standards/*therapeutic use
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pain/etiology
MH  - Port-Wine Stain/*surgery
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/10/31 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/21 06:00
CRDT- 2009/10/31 06:00
PHST- 2009/10/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/10/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/21 06:00 [medline]
AID - CED3399 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03399.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010 Mar;35(2):126-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03399.x. 
      Epub 2009 Oct 23.