When not to treat cutaneous vascular lesions with the pulsed dye laser
✍ Scribed by Joshua D. Shofner; Adam Lipworth; Zeina Tannous; Mathew M. Avram
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The availability of effective laser treatment for cutaneous vascular lesions has risen dramatically in recent years. At the same time, there has been a proliferation of laser providers with varying amounts of training—both medical and nonmedical. We report a series of four cases where patients presented for cosmetic evaluation of vascular lesions and were discovered to have more significant pathologic disease. In presenting these cases, we hope to illuminate a basic differential diagnosis that exists for cutaneous vascular lesions and remind healthcare providers that not all “cosmetic” concerns are benign in origin. There is a differential diagnosis that exists for cutaneous vascular lesions that is worth reviewing, and it should be considered in all patients presenting for laser treatment. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.