Hye Jin Chung1, Jean S McGee2, Sang Ju Lee3. 1. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Yonsei Star Skin & Laser Clinic, Seoul, South Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For ethnic skin, laser surgery for pigmented lesions presents a special challenge due to the increased risk of postprocedural complications-erythema, blistering, and postinflammatory dyspigmentation. AIMS: To describe the treatment of ephelides in Asian skin treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser. PATIENTS/ METHODS: The first patient with ephelides on the cheeks and nose was treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser with the treatment parameter of 1.2 J/cm2 and 3-mm spot size. The second patient with ephelides on the cheeks was treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser with the treatment parameter of 1.3 J/cm2 and 3-mm spot size. RESULTS: After a single laser session, both patients achieved appreciable improvement without any complications. CONCLUSION: This is the first case series demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the picosecond 785-nm laser for the treatment of ephelides in Asian skin.
BACKGROUND: For ethnic skin, laser surgery for pigmented lesions presents a special challenge due to the increased risk of postprocedural complications-erythema, blistering, and postinflammatory dyspigmentation. AIMS: To describe the treatment of ephelides in Asian skin treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser. PATIENTS/ METHODS: The first patient with ephelides on the cheeks and nose was treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser with the treatment parameter of 1.2 J/cm2 and 3-mm spot size. The second patient with ephelides on the cheeks was treated with a picosecond 785-nm laser with the treatment parameter of 1.3 J/cm2 and 3-mm spot size. RESULTS: After a single laser session, both patients achieved appreciable improvement without any complications. CONCLUSION: This is the first case series demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the picosecond 785-nm laser for the treatment of ephelides in Asian skin.