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600 nm flash pumped dye laser for fragile telangiectasia of the elderly
Author(s) -
Goldman Leon,
Kerr James H.,
Larkin Marcus,
Binder Scott
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.1900130211
Subject(s) - telangiectasia , laser , flash (photography) , dye laser , medicine , dermatology , materials science , surgery , optics , physics
Since 1984, a continuum of controlled studies have been done on the use of the fragile, superficial telangiectasia of the elderly, which were utilized as a model for some of the basic studies of the effects of lasers on the cardiovascular system. We report the use of the 600 nm flash pumped dye laser for the fragile telangiectasia of the elderly in our classification of the Class 2 group. In some vessels studied, the special Teflon‐insulated, intravenous electric needle of Kobayashi‐Yamada was used. For the bluish vessels, the 600 nm flash pumped dye laser penetrated deeper into the vessel than the 585 nm, but multiple and repeated treatments were needed for clinical effect. Preliminary studies have also shown some initial response in port wine marks and facial telangiectasia. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.