TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined intense pulsed light and Er:YAG laser treatment of congenital melanocytic nevus
AU - Lee, Ji Min
AU - Kim, Il Hwan
AU - Rhyu, Im Joo
AU - Ryu, Hwa Jung
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are benign nevomelanocytic proliferations that are present at birth. CMN are commonly classified according to their size and the management of CMN is diverse, including excision, dermabrasion and laser treatment. Several studies have shown the effectiveness of laser therapy for CMN in cosmetically sensitive and anatomically critical areas. In the present case, combination treatment with intense pulsed light (IPL) and erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser was used, and its effectiveness was evaluated. A 56-year-old man with a CMN on the left malar area was treated with combined IPL and Er:YAG laser treatment once monthly. After ten sessions of treatment, the lesion showed improvement leaving only a grayish hue. Thus, we report a case of CMN on face that was successfully treated with combined IPL and Er:YAG laser treatment.
AB - Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are benign nevomelanocytic proliferations that are present at birth. CMN are commonly classified according to their size and the management of CMN is diverse, including excision, dermabrasion and laser treatment. Several studies have shown the effectiveness of laser therapy for CMN in cosmetically sensitive and anatomically critical areas. In the present case, combination treatment with intense pulsed light (IPL) and erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser was used, and its effectiveness was evaluated. A 56-year-old man with a CMN on the left malar area was treated with combined IPL and Er:YAG laser treatment once monthly. After ten sessions of treatment, the lesion showed improvement leaving only a grayish hue. Thus, we report a case of CMN on face that was successfully treated with combined IPL and Er:YAG laser treatment.
KW - Congenital melanocytic nevus
KW - Er:YAG laser
KW - Intense pulsed light
KW - Lasers and light sources
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U2 - 10.3109/14764172.2014.1003244
DO - 10.3109/14764172.2014.1003244
M3 - Article
C2 - 25549812
AN - SCOPUS:84930898996
VL - 17
SP - 162
EP - 164
JO - Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy
JF - Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy
SN - 1476-4172
IS - 3
ER -