Efficacy of long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd : YAG laser on 207 pediatric cutaneous hemangiomas

VernacularTitle:长脉宽1064 nm Nd:YAG激光治疗儿童皮肤血管瘤的疗效
Author: Hua QIAN ; Ronghua XU ; Yafen WU ; Tanjun LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nd : YAG laser; Long-pulsed; Cutaneous hemangioma; Efficiency
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2009;15(6):361-364
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the efficacy of a long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd :YAG laser system in treating pediatric cutaneous hemangiomas. Methods 207 patients (20 days-10 years old,164 cases in pro-liferative phase and 43 in stationary phase) with cutaneous hemangiomas were divided into 2 groups ac-cording lesions. Group A contained 142 patients with lesions located in skin completely. Group B con-tained 65 patients, in which the lesions involved in subcutaneous portion. All patients were treated with single pulse shots by a long-pulsed 1 064 nm Nd :YAG laser, with 2 mm and 6 mm spot size in diameter, and with related energies from 50 to 90 J/cm~2 and pulse lengths of 10, 40 and 60 ms, respectively. All treatments were given at 1-month interval. Results After 1-6 times of treatment, there was no statistic significance of effective rate between group A and group B. Both general effective rates were 100%. The rate of side effects was 11.6 %, all of which recovered gradually. Conclusions The long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd : YAG laser offers efficient treatment of pediatric superficial cutaneous hemangiomas and side effects are minimal and transient.