Linked Life Data

3753989

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/3753989

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Three patients with port-wine stains with a nodular surface, one patient with macrocheilia resulting from a port-wine stain, and one patient with a capillary hemangioma were treated with a Nd-YAG laser (mediLas, MBB-AT, Munich). Irradiance was between 800 and 1,600 watts/cm2, with energy fluence between 400 and 1,600 joules/cm2. Treatments were performed with local anesthesia on an outpatient basis. In all patients, marked improvements could be obtained after only a few treatments. Histologically there was necrosis of epidermis and dermis immediately after laser application, and ectatic vessels contained coagulated erythrocytes. Depth of coagulation was up to 3.5 mm. Quick restoration of epidermis was observed. After some days, macrophages, fibroblasts, and capillary blood vessels grew into the agglutination thrombi and ectatic vessels were replaced by granulation tissue and, later, by fibrous tissue. In comparison with the argon laser, the Nd-YAG laser coagulates at a much deeper level, but processes of tissue repair take longer and fibrosis is more pronounced after Nd-YAG laser application. Clinically, therefore, scar formation is more likely. Chilling the skin surface during irradiation and shorter exposure times may be effective in reducing the risk of scar formation in the future.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Neodymium-YAG laser therapy for vascular lesions.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article