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Epidermal grafting for leukoderma resulting from 1064‐nm quality‐switched neodymium‐doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser toning
Author(s) -
Wang YenJen,
Chang ChangCheng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12953
Subject(s) - melasma , medicine , dermatology , neodymium , laser , optics , physics
Leukoderma secondary to Q‐switched 1064‐nm neodymium‐doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser is usually refractory to treatment. The pathogenesis was cumulative phototoxic damage to melanocytes and eventually resulted in melanocytopenia. Wood's light or UV imaging can help observe early leukoderma before it becomes apparent clinically and determine the degree of melanocytopenia before conducting a biopsy. NB‐UVB phototherapy and 308‐nm excimer laser can potentially worsen the pre‐existing melasma lesions and may not be effective if the lesions have already become melanocytopenic. Epidermal grafting can replenish the hypopigmented area with melanocytes without worsening melasma.

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