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Preliminary analysis of histological results of Hexascan™ device with continuous tunable dye laser at 514 (argon) and 577 NM (yellow)
Author(s) -
Apfelberg David B.,
Smoller Bruce
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900130117
Subject(s) - port wine , dye laser , materials science , laser , argon , wavelength , port wine stain , biomedical engineering , optics , optoelectronics , chemistry , medicine , surgery , physics , organic chemistry
This histological study demonstrates that the Hexascan™ device combined with a continuous tunable dye laser at either 514 nm or 577 nm is able to effectively treat port wine hemangiomas. Both 514 nm and 577 nm were effective in producing almost normal looking skin histologically after treatment in some patients. Other patients demonstrated a minor number of residual vessels or no significant change. In this small series, it appeared that the 514 nm and 577 nm wavelengths were similar histologically. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.