Effects of ablative 10,600-nm carbon dioxide fractional laser therapy on suppurative diseases of the skin: A case series of 12 patients
✍ Scribed by Sung Bin Cho; Jin Young Jung; Dong Jin Ryu; Sang Ju Lee; Ju Hee Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Background and Objectives
We have used an ablative 10,600‐nm carbon dioxide fractional laser system (CO~2~ FS) for suppurative diseases in order to attempt improvement. The purpose of our study was to demonstrate the effect of CO~2~ FS on the course of inflammatory reactions in suppurative diseases.
Materials and Methods
We reviewed a total of 12 Korean patients with suppurative diseases of the skin who had a history of treatment failure with several therapeutic modalities as well as active and multiple inflammatory lesions at the time of CO~2~ FS treatment.
Results
Improvement scores considering the number of suppurative lesions revealed that 3 of the 12 patients demonstrated clinical improvement of grade 4. Seven had clinical improvement of grade 3 and two showed improvement of grade 2. Improvement scores in severity were also evaluated; 2 of the 12 patients showed clinical improvement of grade 4. Six demonstrated clinical improvement of grade 3 and four had clinical improvement of grade 2. No patient showed a worsening of suppurative lesions.
Conclusion
Our observations demonstrated that the use of CO~2~ FS did not make active suppurative lesions worse, and might have a therapeutic effect on suppurative diseases and their related scars. Lasers Surg. Med. 41:550–554, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.