PMID: 16508596Mar 2, 2006Paper

CO2 laser therapy of verrucous epidermal nevus

Annales de dermatologie et de vénéréologie
N ThualA Dompmartin

Abstract

Verrucous epidermal nevus are benign epidermal hyperplasias. Their treatments are disappointing because of recurrences and anaesthetic scars. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of continuous carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of verrucous epidermal nevus. It was a retrospective study concerning all patients treated for epidermal verrucous nevus by carbon dioxide laser from 1991 to 2003. Several criteria were evaluated by the patients, a dermatologist and a staff (external observers). Aesthetic result, recurrences, pain due to treatment and global result were evaluated by the patients when they came back. Twenty-one patients (12 F and 9 M), medium age 20.4, were evaluated with a 40.4 months follow-up (7 to 165 months). The epidermal verrucous nevus was situated on the neck or on the head for 62% of them (n = 13). Among these 21 patients, 86% (n = 19) estimated their skin as "cured" or "nearly normal" or "much improved". The rate was the same for the dermatologist. As for the staff, thanks to photos, only 53% of results were satisfying. The recurrences were never complete, but moderate in 38% of patients. Five patients, medium age 12,5, had hypertrophic scars. Among them, three were only partially hypertrophic....Continue Reading

Citations

Dec 17, 2014·Lasers in Medical Science·Harleen AroraKeyvan Nouri
Oct 12, 2013·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·H Hammami GhorbelT Passeron
Jun 17, 2019·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Azzam AlkhalifahThierry Passeron
Sep 13, 2021·Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology·Jacek SzymańczykJanusz Szymańczyk
Nov 17, 2012·Actas dermo-sifiliográficas·L Alonso-CastroP Jaén-Olasolo

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