Sequelae After Involution of Superficial Infantile Hemangioma: Early Intervention with 595-nm Pulsed Laser Combined with 755-nm Long-Pulsed Alexandrite Laser versus Wait-and-See

• Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2021-01, Vol.13, p.37
• Main Authors: Jiang, Ji-Cong, Xu, Qin, Fang, Shan, Gao, Yu, Jin, Wan-Wan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Hemangioma; Lasers in medicine; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Rankings
• ISSN: 1178-7015; 1178-7015
• DOI: 10.2147/CCID.S279l40

Background and Objective: Infantile haemangioma (IH) is the most common benign tumor in children. At present, pulsed dye laser (PDL) has made great progress in the treatment of superficial IH, showing good safety and effectiveness. But some doctors think that superficial IH should choose to wait-and-see. However, studies have reported that most of the IH after resolution still has residual disease, and thickness seems to be an important factor. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between Sequelae and thickness after superficial IH involution. In addition, compare the Sequelae difference between 595-nm pulsed laser combined with 755-nm long-pulse alexandrite laser treatment and wait-and-see. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational study included patients with superficial IH evaluated in the past 6 years and divided them into a laser group and an observation group. Results: The incidence of sequelae in the laser group was 44.6%, and the incidence of sequelae in the observation group was 69.5%. The incidence of Sequelae of superficial IH in the laser group was significantly lower than that in the observation group ([chi square]-test, [chi square]=10.790, P