A Case of Faun Tail Naevus Treated by Intense Pulsed Light

Faun tail: a rare cutaneous sign of spinal dysraphism

“…Because hypertrichosis is composed of thick and coarse hair, it has a psychosocial impact on the patient's life. Possible treatment options are shaving, bleaching, waxing, chemical and physical depilation, electrolysis, IPL, and laser hair removal (10,11). Because laser provides effective, easy, and safe hair removal with permanent results, it has been widely used in recent years.…”

A rare case of faun tail nevus without any underlying spinal anomaly

“…Various authors have reported use of different hair removal lasers such as diode, alexandrite or Intense Pulsed Light with variable success. [ 3 5 , 9 10 ] The side effects are minimal with superficial burns reported in some cases that heal well with conservative management.…”

Faun Tail Nevus and Spinal Dysraphism: Cosmetic Improvement with Alexandrite Laser Epilation

“…In a report by Ramadasan et Patra, satisfactory results with electroepilation was achieved 6 . Very recently two cases of Faun Tail naevi in which a good cosmetic results were achieved by intense pulse light treatment were reported 7 , 8 .…”