Diode laser treatment of venous lake of the lip.

The diode laser promotes regression of the small venous lake of the lip by forced dehydration with induced photocoagulation of the lesions, with an uneventful postoperative course and anesthetic sequelae.

When a diagnosis of venous lake of the lip is reached (Figure 1), the problem of preventing unesthetic sequelae after therapy arises.1, 2, 3 As showed in the video‐illustration (video S1), the diode laser is used in absolutely safe way to promote forced dehydration with induced photocoagulation of the vascular malformation. The diode laser, with a wavelength of 980‐nm, is used by defocused irradiation mode with an output of 3 watt in continuous wave until the lesion undergoes a chromatic variation from dark purple to light gray.4, 5 Postoperative course was uneventful; a partial regression is observable after 7 days, while the complete healing has been achieved after 20 days without unesthetic scar.6

Figure 1

Venous lake of the inferior lip of small dimension

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None declared.

AUTHORSHIP

SC and GF: involved in the surgical procedure. LL: prepared the manuscript. AT: reviewed the literature. EM: revised the manuscript.

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