Clinical comparison of potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) versus neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser treatment for lower extremity telangiectases
| Autor: | Yüksel Bek, Tayyar Cantürk, Nilgün Şentürk, Ahmet Yaşar Turanli, Müge Güler Özden, Fatma Aydin, Muzaffer Bahçivan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty potassium-titanyl-phosphate YAG [neodymium] Potassium titanyl phosphate chemistry.chemical_element Dermatology Telangiectases Lasers Solid-State Neodymium law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound YAG [Nd] vascular law medicine Humans Clinical efficacy Telangiectasis Low-Level Light Therapy Telangiectasia business.industry leg telangiectasia Middle Aged Laser laser Surgery chemistry Lower Extremity Nd:YAG laser Ktp laser Female KTP medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of dermatological treatment. 22(3) |
| ISSN: | 1471-1753 0002-9076 |
| Popis: | WOS: 000290762700007 PubMed: 20666669 Background: The Nd:YAG laser has been considered the gold standard of treatment for leg veins, but pain and side effects have fueled physicians to use treatment alternatives. Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of the long-pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser with KTP laser irradiation in the treatment of leg telangiectasia. Methods: A series of 16 patients with size-matched superficial telangiectases of the lower extremities were randomly assigned to receive three consecutive monthly treatments with the long-pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG on one leg and 532-nm KTP laser irradiation on the other. Results: For the 16 patients who completed the study, 64 leg vein sites were treated. Average clinical improvement scores were 1.94 and 1.25 for the KTP laser-treated leg and 3.38 and 3.50 for the Nd:YAG laser-treated leg with thin ( |
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