Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of the Treatment of Surgical Scar with 595nm Pulsed Dye Laser

595nm Pulsed Dye Laser를 이용한 수술 흉터 치료 1예

  • Park, Ki-Nam (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Seung-Jae (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Chung, Man-Ki (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Son, Young-Ik (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chun, Hyung-Ki (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Won-Seok (Department of Dermatology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Han-Sin (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 박기남 (성균관대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 유승재 (충북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 정만기 (성균관대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 손영익 (성균관대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 전형기 (성균관대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김원석 (성균관대학교 의과대학 피부과학교실) ;
  • 정한신 (성균관대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.11.30
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Abstract

Pulsed dye laser(PDL) is originally designed for the treatment of vascular lesions but also effective in improving the quality and appearance of surgical scars. Recently, 595nm Pulsed dye laser(V-beam laser), which has the advantage of deeper tissue penetration and lesser amount of purpura, is spotlighted as a new option for the treatment of surgical scar. The authors treated a surgical scar of a female patient with V-beam laser for 3 times between 4 and 12 weeks after surgery. Subjective satisfaction was improved with visual analogue scale (VAS) and objective improvements were found in parameters of vascularity, pliability and height with Vancouver Scar Scale(VSS). We report the effectiveness of V-beam laser in surgical scar of Asian patient and plan the prospective study with larger scale.

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