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Carbon dioxide laser: first‐line therapy in vulvar inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus
Author(s) -
D'ANTUONO ANTONIETTA,
BALESTRI RICCARDO,
ZAULI STEFANIA,
BARDAZZI FEDERICO,
BELLAVISTA SARA,
BANZOLA NICOLETTA,
SGUBBI PAOLA,
PATRIZI ANNALISA
Publication year - 2012
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/j.1529-8019.2012.01429.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carbon dioxide laser , dermatology , laser therapy , vulvar diseases , nevus , sex organ , surgery , vulva , laser , laser surgery , cancer research , melanoma , physics , biology , optics , genetics
Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is normally associated with the failure of topical and systemic treatments and with recurrences on interruption of therapy. Many physical approaches have been used, but they generally resulted in varying rates of recurrence and unacceptable scarring. We reported a case of ILVEN treated with a single session CO 2 laser treatment. In our experience, CO 2 laser was quick, easy, effective, and safe; we therefore believe that this approach should be considered as a first‐line surgical option in the treatment of genital ILVEN, particularly in cases of mucosal involvement