Photodynamic therapy in treatment of port wine stain birthmarks—Recent progress

Yuan, Kehong; Li, Qin; Yu, Wenlin; Huang, Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.08.001

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“…117 With the currently used photosensitizers, patients are counseled to avoid direct sunlight for up to 4 weeks after PDT treatment. 123 This inconvenience can be partially addressed by using photosensitizers with shorter circulation half-lives, such as benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid A, which remains photoactive for no more than 5 days. 121 Other limitations include the long length of treatment and the high costs of photosensitizers.…”

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An overview of clinical and experimental treatment modalities for port wine stains

Chen

Ghasri

Aguilar

et al. 2012

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Port wine stains (PWS) are the most common vascular malformation of the skin, occurring in 0.3% to 0.5% of the population. Noninvasive laser irradiation with flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye lasers (selective photothermolysis) currently comprises the gold standard treatment of PWS; however, the majority of PWS fail to clear completely after selective photothermolysis. In this review, the clinically used PWS treatment modalities (pulsed dye lasers, alexandrite lasers, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers, and intense pulsed light) and techniques (combination approaches, multiple passes, and epidermal cooling) are discussed. Retrospective analysis of clinical studies published between 1990 and 2011 was performed to determine therapeutic efficacies for each clinically used modality/technique. In addition, factors that have resulted in the high degree of therapeutic recalcitrance are identified, and emerging experimental treatment strategies are addressed, including the use of photodynamic therapy, immunomodulators, angiogenesis inhibitors, hypobaric pressure, and site-specific pharmaco-laser therapy.

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Section: Experimental Treatment Modalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

An overview of clinical and experimental treatment modalities for port wine stains

Chen

Ghasri

Aguilar

et al. 2012

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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125

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“…Heutzutage werden Naevi flammei z. B. mit Laser, photodynamischer Therapie, Kryothera- [1,2,4,5,6,7,8,11,16,18,22,23,25,26].…”

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Basalzellkarzinome auf mit Radiotherapie vorbehandelten vaskulären Malformationen

Sattler¹,

Räwer²,

Mühlstädt³

et al. 2011

Hautarzt

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“…However, the more mature (hypertrophic and nodular) PWS usually respond less adequately to treatment [2,8] . These are mostly observed in older patients and their treatment may be particularly difficult in many cases due to the greater depth of the vascular lesion [35,36] . The treatment of PWS using lasers is more effective when conducted during the first year after birth, which can partly be explained by the fact that the infant's skin is thinner, allowing greater penetration of the laser [37] .…”

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Management of vascular lesions using advanced laser technology

Tzermias¹,

Eleftheriadi²,

Gkiouzepaki³

2017

J Surg Dermatol

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Abstract:One of the most widely used cutaneous applications of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (laser) concerns the treatment of vascular lesions. During the past two decades, very significant advances in the application of laser technology in dermatology have occurred, with selective photothermolysis being the most important. This review focuses on the application of modern laser devices (Pulsed Dye Laser, or PDL; potassium titanyl phosphate laser, or KTP; diode laser; and neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser, or Nd:YAG), as well as the combination of laser and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of vascular lesions. In lar, both congenital (haemangiomas and port-wine stains) and acquired vascular lesions (facial and leg telangiectasias, rosacea, Poikiloderma of Civatte, spider angioma, pyogenic granuloma, and venous lakes) are discussed. The review of many recent research studies demonstrates that modern applications of lasers in dermatology constitute the finest method for the treatment of vascular lesions, combining the advantages of invasive therapy with the security offered by non-invasive therapy, while in certain cases they are the single and only choice for the treatment of these lesions.Keywords: Va scular lesions; laser; PDL; Nd:YAG; PDT Citation: Tzermias C, Eleftheriadi A, Gkiouzepaki I. Management of vascular lesions using advanced laser technology.

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Photodynamic therapy in treatment of port wine stain birthmarks—Recent progress

Cited by 39 publications

References 35 publications

An overview of clinical and experimental treatment modalities for port wine stains

An overview of clinical and experimental treatment modalities for port wine stains

Basalzellkarzinome auf mit Radiotherapie vorbehandelten vaskulären Malformationen

Management of vascular lesions using advanced laser technology

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