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Comparison of microinsulated needle radiofrequency and carbon dioxide laser ablation for the treatment of syringoma
Author(s) -
Bae Joo Yoon,
Jang Dong Hyuk,
Lee Jae In,
Jung Hye Jung,
Ahn Ji Young,
Park Mi Youn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12912
Subject(s) - medicine , syringoma , carbon dioxide laser , ablation , ablative case , radiofrequency ablation , dermatology , radiology , laser , laser surgery , optics , radiation therapy , physics
Syringoma is a benign adnexal tumor originating from the intradermal eccrine ducts and predominantly occurs in women at puberty or later in life. We present a case of a 30‐year‐old woman with a 2‐year history of syringoma on her neck and axillar region. She was treated with two devices in a split manner. The right‐sided lesions of the neck were treated with one session of 10,600‐nm carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) laser ablation. The left‐sided lesions were treated with microinsulated needle radiofrequency (RF) three times. After treatment, the lesions treated with CO 2 showed hypertrophic scar formation, but the other side lesions treated with microinsulated needle RF showed a marked reduction in the size and number of lesions, without any adverse effects such as scarring and hyperpigmentation related to epidermal damage. The treatment of syringoma with microinsulated needle RF, which is insulated at the point of epidermal contact, results in good cosmetic outcomes. Syringoma, microinsulated needle RF, CO 2 laser.