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Report of two angiokeratoma of Fordyce cases treated with a 1064 nm long‐pulsed Nd:YAG laser
Author(s) -
Civaş Ekrem,
Koç Erol,
Aksoy Berna,
Aksoy Hasan Mete
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00432.x
Subject(s) - angiokeratoma , medicine , scrotum , dermatology , pulsed laser , nd:yag laser , treatment modality , laser treatment , laser , surgery , physics , optics
Various laser treatment modalities for angiokeratomas have been reported in the literature. A 60‐year‐old male patient presented for the treatment of multiple angiokeratomas of the scrotum and a 56‐year‐old female patient presented for the treatment of vulvar angiokeratomas. A 1064 nm long‐pulsed Nd:YAG laser was used to treat the patients' lesions. The patients received two laser treatment sessions at an interval of 2 months. Nd:YAG laser treatment yielded successful results in the treatment of our patients' scrotal and vulvar angiokeratomas following two application sessions. We suggest that a long‐pulsed Nd:YAG laser is a safe and effective method for the treatment of angiokeratoma of Fordyce.