Treatment of verruca vulgaris and condyloma acuminatum with lasers

Verruca vulgaris: pulsed dye laser therapy compared with salicylic acid + pulsed dye laser therapy

“…PDL therapy leads to fewer side‐effects such as haemorrhage, infection, pain, open wound, scarring and recurrence than do other methods, and has enabled clinicians to obtain satisfactory results in cosmetically sensitive areas. In addition, it has been reported that most patients are able to continue their daily tasks and activities immediately after PDL therapy 4–6 . We also observed that our patients had very few side‐effects, and their daily activities were not restricted.…”

“…In many studies carried out to investigate the effectiveness of PDL in verruca treatment, warts were divided into two groups: simple and recalcitrant. Lesions that exist for more than 2 years and have had at least one or two therapies are called recalcitrant; the others are called simple 4,6,9–11 . As all of the verruca lesions included in our study existed for less than 2 years, they were evaluated as simple.…”

“…One of the recent treatment methods used for warts is pulsed dye laser (PDL) therapy. Although the mechanism of action of this method is not fully known, it is thought that PDL blocks the blood supply to the verrucae by producing selective photothermolysis, causes destruction in the cells that reproduce through heat, and stimulates an immune response 3–5 …”

Holmium Laser Treatment of Genital Warts: an Observational Study of 1500 Cases

“…Oedema often occurs if warts in the urethra are treated with cryotherapy. In addition, CO^ laser could cause stenosis if warts are located around the anus or in the urethra (8)(9)(10)(11). In our experience, unlike the CO^ laser that can vaporize warts, holmium laser melts warts using high temperatures.…”

Lasers in Dermatology

“…A variety of epidermal and dermal growths including seborrheic keratoses, verrucae vulgaris, [98,99] condyloma acuminatum, [100][101][102] sebaceous gland hyperplasia, xanthelasma, [103] rhinophyma, [104] trichoepitheliomas, [105] syringomas, actinic cheilitis, [106][107][108] superficial basal cell carcinomas, [109] and squamous cells in situ, [110][111] can be effectively vaporized with a high-energy, pulsed CO 2 laser. Verrucae and condyloma acuminata have also been treated with 585nm pulsed dye laser irradiation, [112][113][114][115] whereby coagulation of congested 'feeder' blood vessels occurs, leading to a diminution of their nutritional supply and eventual lesional regression.…”