Flashlamp pulsed dye laser therapy of vascular lesions in children

Author

Eichenfield, Lawrence F.

Author_Institution

Children´´s Hospital, Univ. of California Sch. of Med., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

15-18 Nov 1993

Firstpage

240

Lastpage

241

Abstract

The flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser has been used effectively for the treatment of vascular lesions at all ages. We now have extensive experience in treating children with the pulsed dye laser at 585 nanometers, 450 microsecond pulse duration. This has led to an increased understanding of laser effects on vascular malformations and hemangiomas. The utility of the laser is dependent on the natural biology of the vascular lesion. As the biology of these lesions are not static, frequency and timing of treatments, as well as the age of the patient at initiation of treatment are important variables in laser effectiveness

Keywords

laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; skin; 450 ms; 585 nm; children; dye laser therapy; flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser; hemangiomas; laser effectiveness; laser effects; natural biology; patient age; treatment frequency; treatment timing; vascular lesions; vascular malformations; Acceleration; Frequency; History; Laser beam cutting; Lesions; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Optical pulses; Pediatrics; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1263-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1993.379021

Filename

379021