Abstract
Lasers can be used to treat lentigines, café au lait macules, and nevi such as a Becker's nevus, nevus spilus, and nevus of Ota. For lesions residing in the dermis, higher fluences, larger spot sizes, and longer wavelengths can be used; however, these more aggressive parameters have a higher risk of iatrogenic injury, especially in the epidermis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Dermatologic Surgery |
| Subtitle of host publication | Step by Step |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 304-306 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781444330670 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 7 2012 |
Keywords
- Becker's nevus
- Café au lait
- Lentigines
- Nevus of Ito
- Nevus of Ota
- Nevus spilus
- Pigmentary change
- Pigmented lesion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Elsaie, M. L., Choudhary, S., Ferris, K. M., McLeod, M. P., & Nouri, K. (2012). Laser Treatment for Pigmented Lesions. In Dermatologic Surgery: Step by Step (pp. 304-306). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118412633.ch39