Open AccessMelanin index in assessing the treatment efficacy of 1064 nm Q switched Nd-Yag laser in nevus of Ota
Author(s) -
Gomathy Sethuraman,
Vinod Sharma,
Vishnubhatla Sreenivas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.123398
Subject(s) - medicine , nevus of ota , melanin , nd:yag laser , nevus , laser treatment , laser , dermatology , ophthalmology , surgery , optics , melanoma , physics , cancer research , biology , genetics
Q-switched neodymium-yttrium aluminium-garnet (Q switched Nd-Yag) laser has been used in the treatment of nevus of Ota in all skin types with variable success rate. Data with an objective assessment parameter to this laser treatment is lacking.