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

JK Chen, P Ghasri, G Aguilar, AM van Drooge… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The pathogenesis of port wine stain and Sturge Weber syndrome: complex interactions between genetic alterations and aberrant MAPK and PI3K activation

V Nguyen, M Hochman, MC Mihm Jr… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Port wine stain (PWS) is a congenital vascular malformation involving human skin.
Approximately 15–20% of children a facial PWS involving the ophthalmic (V1) trigeminal …

Port wine stain treatment outcomes have not improved over the past three decades

MI Van Raath, S Chohan… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Since the early '80s, the pulsed dye laser has been the standard treatment tool
for non‐invasive port wine stain (PWS) removal. In the last three decades, a considerable …

Effect of pulse width of a 595-nm flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser on the treatment response of keloidal and hypertrophic sternotomy scars

W Manuskiatti, R Wanitphakdeedecha… - Dermatologic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE The objective was to investigate the effect of pulse width of a PDL in treating
keloidal and hypertrophic scars. METHODS On each of 19 patients, keloidal or hypertrophic …

A new mathematical approach to the diffusion approximation theory for selective photothermolysis modeling and its implication in laser treatment of port‐wine stains

G Shafirstein, W Bäumler, M Lapidoth… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of light–tissue
interactions and analytical solutions for the diffusion approximation theory have been used …

Prospective study of port wine stain treatment with dye laser: comparison of two wavelengths (585 nm vs. 595 nm) and two pulse durations (0.5 milliseconds vs. 20 …

B Greve, C Raulin - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives The conventional pulsed‐dye laser (wavelength 585
nm, pulse duration 0.5 milliseconds) is seen as the standard treatment for port wine stains …

Comparative effectiveness among available treatments in difficult-to-treat port-wine stains (PWS): a Network Meta-Analysis of observational evidence

S Jamjanya, V Vejjabhinanta… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although pulsed dye laser (PDL) is the treatment of choice for port-wine stains
(PWS), clinical resistance to PDL has been observed in 20–30% of cases. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of microvascular response to laser pulses

K Suthamjariya, WA Farinelli, W Koh… - Journal of investigative …, 2004 - Elsevier
“Selective photothermolysis” is widely used for treating vascular lesions. In order to
understand mechanisms of response, we investigated fast events during pulsed laser …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of hemangiomas in children using a Nd: YAG laser in conjunction with ice cooling of the epidermis: techniques and results

I Vlachakis, S Gardikis, E Michailoudi, G Charissis - BMC pediatrics, 2003 - Springer
Background Hemangiomas are the most common type of congenital anomaly in childhood.
Although many resolve spontaneously, intervention is required when their growth could …

Pulsed dye laser treatment, a review of indications and outcome based on published trials

JM Smit, CG Bauland, DS Wijnberg… - British journal of plastic …, 2005 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatment is based on the principle of selective
photothermolysis and is widely considered to be the treatment of choice for a variety of …