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Low energy fluence CO 2 laser treatment of lymphangiectasia
Author(s) -
Novak Csilla,
Spelman Lynda
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01493.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangiectasia , lymphatic system , laser treatment , complication , ablation , surgery , laser , lymphedema , laser therapy , fluence , pathology , optics , cancer , physics , breast cancer
SUMMARY Lymphangiectasia is an uncommonly reported complication of lymphatic insufficiency. These dilatations of lymphatic vessels may be symptomatic, necessitating treatment While CO 2 laser ablation has been used with success in the treatment of lymphangiectasia, it is infrequently reported and previous laser protocols have relied on high irradiances. The successful use of low fluence CO* laser in the treatment of multiple lymphangiectases on the lower limb of a middle‐aged Caucasian woman with unilateral chronic lymphoedema is described.