Argon Laser Treatment of Strawberry Hemangioma in Infancy

Argon laser therapy is effective for removing port-wine stains and for reducing cutaneous vascular and pigmented lesions. Strawberry hemangiomas, being much thicker lesions than port-wine stains, were considered not appropriate for argon laser treatment. Using argon laser therapy in 13 cases of stra...

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Published in:The Western journal of medicine 1985-11, Vol.143 (5), p.628-632
Main Authors: Achauer, Bruce M., Vander Kam, Victoria M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Clinical Medicine
Female
Hemangioma - surgery
Humans
Infant
Laser Therapy
Male
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Argon laser therapy is effective for removing port-wine stains and for reducing cutaneous vascular and pigmented lesions. Strawberry hemangiomas, being much thicker lesions than port-wine stains, were considered not appropriate for argon laser treatment. Using argon laser therapy in 13 cases of strawberry hemangioma, we achieved poor to dramatic results. Images
ISSN:0093-0415
1476-2978