Noncoherent-intense-pulsed light for the treatment of relapsing hairy intradermal melanocytic nevus after shave excision
✍ Scribed by Gerardo A. Moreno-Arias; Juan Ferrando
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
- DOI
- 10.1002/lsm.1100
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Background and Objective
Few reports about melanocytic lesions treatment by means of noncoherent‐intense‐pulsed light (NCIPL) have been published. Here we evaluate the clinical results of a relapsing hairy intradermal melanocytic nevus treated with a noncoherent‐intense‐pulsed light source.
Study Design/Materials and Methods
A facial repigmented hairy intradermal melanocytic nevus that relapsed after shave excision, received four treatment sessions of a noncoherent‐intense‐pulsed light source (EpiLight^TM^, ESC Medical Systems Ltd, Israel) with the following parameters: 755 nm, a fluence energy of 40–42.5 J/cm^2^, triple mode, a pulse width of 3.8 ms, and a delay of 20 ms, at 4‐week intervals.
Results
Complete pigment clearance and hair removal was obtained. We have neither observed repigmentation nor hair regrowth after a 6 month‐follow‐up. No side effects were documented.
Conclusions
Noncoherent‐intense‐pulse light is an effective treatment for hairy‐pigmented melanocytic nevus. Lasers Surg. Med. 29:142–144, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.