Nd: YAG Laser Treatment of Recalcitrant Folliculitis Decalvans.
PARLETTE, ERIC C. MD *; KROEGER, NATHAN +; ROSS, E. VICTOR MD ++
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Dermatologic Surgery.
30(8):1152-1154, August 2004.
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BACKGROUND: The scarring follicular disorders pose challenging therapeutic dilemmas.
OBJECTIVE: Hair removal lasers have recently been shown to be efficacious in the management of these disorders.
METHODS: We present a young, Fitzpatrick skin type VI African-American patient with recalcitrant folliculitis decalvans, whom we treated with the neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser.
RESULTS: A remission of folliculitis decalvans was successfully achieved using the Nd:YAG for laser depilation.
CONCLUSION: Based on the optical properties of light in skin, the Nd:YAG laser is the best for laser depilation in dark individuals.
(C) 2004 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.