1064 nm Q switched Nd: YAG laser treatment of nevus of Ota: An Indian open label prospective study of 50 patients | Zendy

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1064 nm Q switched Nd: YAG laser treatment of nevus of Ota: An Indian open label prospective study of 50 patients

Author(s) -

H K Kar,

Lipy Gupta

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology venereology and leprology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 0973-3922

pISSN - 0378-6323

DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.84057

Subject(s) - nevus of ota , medicine , hyperpigmentation , dermatology , melasma , phototype , clearance , surgery , vascularity , prospective cohort study , grading scale , tolerability , nevus , adverse effect , melanoma , urology , cancer research

Nevus of Ota is very common in Asians. Estimated male to female ratio is 1:4.8. Patients seek treatment early in life due to psychological trauma and cosmetic disfigurement. The creation of high power, short pulse Q switched lasers has recently provided tools for considerable therapeutic advances in the treatment of dermal pigmented lesions.

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