Optimizing management of secondary changes in port-wine stains: Navigating resource constraints with staged debulking surgery and radio frequency ablation

Port-wine stains (PWSs) are low-flow congenital capillary malformations showing a progressive ectasia of superficial cutaneous vascular plexus in the skin. Congenital PWS has a 0.3% incidence rate and is most frequently observed on the face and neck, though it can also appear on other regions of the...

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Published in:Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery 2024-11, p.1-5, Article 1
Main Authors: Awal, Guneet, Shubham, Singh, Amandeep
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Language:English
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Summary:Port-wine stains (PWSs) are low-flow congenital capillary malformations showing a progressive ectasia of superficial cutaneous vascular plexus in the skin. Congenital PWS has a 0.3% incidence rate and is most frequently observed on the face and neck, though it can also appear on other regions of the body. PWS does not involute over time, but rather, if untreated in the early years of life, they may later develop nodularity and hypertrophy, which respond poorly to existing treatment modalities and cause significant psychosocial distress to the patient. We present a case series of patients with PWS managed with staged surgical resections and radiofrequency ablation.
ISSN:0974-2077
0974-5157
DOI:10.25259/JCAS_15_2024