Lasers in Phlebology: State of the Art

Longo, Leonardo; Botta, Giuseppe; Corcos, L.; Maso, Massimo; Mancini, Sergio

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-60306-8_18

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“…To summarize, laser photocoagulation has already proved in the past to be the choice treatment for telangiectases of face, neck and sternum region if performed after accurate diagnosis and with appropriate laser type and dose (5,7,9,10,11,13,15,24,25,26,31,32,33,37,38). The same has also proved to be true also in the case of lower limbs telangiectases of calibre lower than 1 mm and at high flow (red, angiomatose, new formed, relapses, artero-venous microfistulae), whereas after 1 mm of diameter sclerotherapy -has proved more effective and safe as well as less costly.…”

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Laser Videoscope and Sclerotherapy of Telangiectases

Longo

2008

Polish Journal of Surgery

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Today sclerotherapy is the elective treatment for most cases of telangiectases. The main exceptions are "red" telangiectases, those with a caliber <0.3 mm and those with high flow, which do not respond to sclerotherapy or are aggravated by it as they require high concentrations of locally and generally toxic sclerosant solutions. The aim of the study was to remove all types of telangiectases, reduce doses and concentrations of sclerosant drugs, reduce risks and side effects, improve course and recovery time and increase long-term effects. Material and methods. We treated the types of telangiectases above-mentioned (563 cases on the legs, 375 on the face) with laser photocoagulation and two different techniques, called Laser-Video Sclerotherapy (LVST) and Laser-Video Therapy (LVT), utilizing also the videocapillaroscope coupled with diode laser 532 nm. Results. All types of telangiectases of the face disappeared, and 22 cases only haven't results on the legs. Relapses had be minus than 10% of cases of legs, and minus than 7% on the face. No side effectives appears in any cases. Conclusions. We achieved four on five objectives purposed, using LVT and LSVT in selected cases. Relapses are the greater problem still no-eliminated.

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“…At the same time sclerotherapy has constantly been used by many workers (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Both methods present considerable and undesirable effects as well as results below reasonable expectation (11)(12)(13)(14)(15).…”

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Laser Videoscope and Sclerotherapy of Telangiectases

Longo

2008

Polish Journal of Surgery

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“…This is the place where endogenous energy is immediately exchanged with the outside exogenous energy. It has also been seen that there is an interval of approximately twenty days between positive and negative changes in the energetic aura • Modulation of tissue repair [5,6,30] Therapy of skin ulcers, wound healing, hypertrophyc scars, keloids, rejuvenation • Anti-inflammatory effects [4,8,11] Therapy of fibromyositic rheumatisms, sport injuries, other • Pain control [21,33,36] Therapy of neuralgias • Increasing venous -lymphatic drainage [9,40] Therapy of oedemas, haematomas…”

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“…• Modulation of metabolisms [9,20] • Modulation of immunological system [45][46][47] • Modulation of nerve cell functions [14,15,21,22,24,48] • Modulation of stem cells [23,50] • Modulation of light energy exchanges [2,4,46,47] Table 2 NSLT -non surgical laser therapy. Clinical experimental uses and body matter, as organs and apparatus, which it corresponds, and that lasers selectively influence the auras.…”

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Non surgical laser and light in the treatment of chronic diseases: a review based on personal experiences

Longo¹

2010

Laser Phys. Lett.

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Since many years some effects of non surgical laser and light on biological tissue have been demonstrated, in vitro and in vivo. This review is based on the results obtained by me and my colleagues/follower in Italy. Aim of our study is to verify the anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects of non surgical laser and light therapy on patients with chronic diseases not good treatable with traditional therapies, as diabetes, and central nervous system injuries. In addition, many clinical data have emerged from double-blind trials on laser treatment of rheumatic diseases and in sports medicine. So, we would like to do a review on the state of the art of non surgical laser treatment in medicine, included aesthetic laser and light therapy field. We discuss the indications and limitations of aesthetic laser medicine, as concluded from the data analysis of the published literature and from over thirty years of personal experiences.NMR of the first patient. After laser therapy. March 2005

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“…[38][39][40] After collaborating with Dr. Leonardo Longo, the use of laser for the treatment of angiomas and telangiectasias, leg ulcers, but also in erectile dysfunction, in the treatment of Peyronie plaques, was introduced at the Center of Phlebology. [41][42][43] For lymphedema, he organized a diagnostic and therapeutic medical and physiotherapeutic protocol with manual lymphatic drainage and pressure therapy. 44,45 In 1999, the Skin and Tissue Bank of the Dermatology Institute of the University of Siena and Center of Phlebology was founded and immediately he became one of the major users of homologous skin grafts in the treatment of lower limb ulcers.…”

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