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Comparison study of a traditional pulsed dye laser versus a long-pulsed dye laser in the treatment of early childhood hemangiomas

✍ Scribed by Taro Kono; Hiroyuki Sakurai; William Frederick Groff; Henry H. Chan; Masaki Takeuchi; Takashi Yamaki; Kazutaka Soejima; Motohiro Nozaki

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 82 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0196-8092
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20257

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Abstract

Background and Objective

The role of pulsed dye laser (PDL) in the treatment of childhood hemangiomas is still controversial because of the inherent characteristics of hemangiomas as well as the side effects of the PDL. Recently, the long pulsed dye laser (LPDL) with cryogen spray cooling (CSC) has been found relatively more effective and safer than the PDL in the treatment of port‐wine stains and telangiectasia. This study was designed to compare the efficacy and complication rate of PDL versus LPDL for treating childhood hemangiomas.

Study Design/Materials and Methods

We did a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in which we enrolled 52 Asian infants, aged 1–3 months, with early hemangiomas. These infants were assigned to PDL treatment (n = 26) or LPDL treatment (n = 26) and followed to age 1 year. A PDL with a wavelength of 585 nm and spot size of 7 mm and a LPDL with a wavelength of 595 nm and spot size of 7 mm were used. Each patient in the PDL group was treated with energy fluence between 6 and 7 J/cm^2^ and a pulse duration of 0.45 milliseconds without epidermal cooling. Each patient in the LPDL group was treated with energy fluence between 9 and 15 J/cm^2^ and a pulse duration of 10–20 milliseconds, utilizing CSC to protect the epidermis. Each group was treated at 4‐week intervals until the lesion cleared. When each patient reached an age of 1 year, outcome measures such as clearance rate, time period of maximum proliferation, and complications were assessed.

Results

The number of children whose lesions showed complete clearance or minimal residual signs at 1 year of age was 14 (54%) in the PDL group and 17 (65%) in the LPDL group (P = 0.397). Compared with the LPDL, PDL treated children had more hypopigmentation (3, 12% vs. 8, 31%; P = 0.001), more hyperpigmentation (2, 8% vs. 4, 15%; P = 0.005), and more textural changes (1, 4% vs. 6, 23%; P = 0.001). The average time period of maximum proliferation in the LPDL group was significantly shorter than that of the PDL group (106 days vs. 177 days; P = 0.01).

Conclusion

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