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Long‐Pulsed Neodymium‐Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser for Glomuvenous Malformations in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Trost Jaren,
Buckley Colin,
Smidt Aimee C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12631
Subject(s) - medicine , neodymium , yttrium , laser , aluminium , doping , yttrium aluminium garnet , dermatology , optoelectronics , optics , materials science , metallurgy , physics , oxide
Currently there exist few reported cases where lasers are used successfully to treat glomuvenous malformations in adolescents. In the two cases described here, we provide evidence that the long‐pulsed neodymium‐doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser is an effective and safe alternative treatment for these lesions. Our case series is unique because it focuses on adolescents, the population that most often seeks treatment for this dermatologic condition.