Medical Lasers
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.32-34
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- 2019
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- 2287-8300(pISSN)
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- 2288-0224(eISSN)
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Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation Secondary to Acupuncture and Cupping Successfully treated with 1,064-nm Picosecond-Domain Neodymium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser
- Lee, Hae-Jin (Yonsei A&B Clinic of Dermatology) ;
- Lee, Seung Hun (Yonsei A&B Clinic of Dermatology) ;
- Yoon, So Young (Yonsei A&B Clinic of Dermatology) ;
- Kim, Youn Jin (Pureen Dermatologic Clinic) ;
- Kim, Young Koo (Yonsei Star Skin & Laser Clinic)
- Received : 2019.06.06
- Accepted : 2019.06.14
- Published : 2019.06.30
Abstract
Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is a reactive hypermelanosis of the skin that occurs as a result of variable inflammatory processes, such as trauma, and many inflammatory conditions. Although a range of modalities of managing PIH have been reported, the treatment of PIH is challenging. In this report, a patient with PIH was treated using picosecond-domain Nd:YAG lasers. After three sessions of 1,064-nm picosecond-domain Nd:YAG laser treatment, the patient showed almost complete improvement with no remarkable side effects or recurrence over the duration of six months. Overall, 1,064-nm picosecond-domain Nd:YAG laser can be used effectively and safely for treating pigmented lesions in the dermis, particularly PIH, in Asian patients.
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