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Endpoint Depth When Removing Xanthelasma Using CO2 Laser Ablation: A Case Report

  • Park, Jeong Do (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Se Young (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, Hyun Gyo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital) ;
  • Wee, Syeo Young (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital)
  • Received : 2021.10.01
  • Accepted : 2021.11.02
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

The carbon dioxide (CO2) laser is one of the treatment options used for xanthelasma palpebrarum. However, even if the full dermal layer is removed, the lesion can recur due to the residual lipid deposits. A 44-year-old male patient with xanthelasma on both upper eyelids was treated with a pulsed dye CO2 laser. On the right upper eyelid, we carried out a CO2 laser treatment until the yellowish plaque was almost invisible and the full thickness of the dermal layer was removed. On the left upper eyelid, the dermal layer was partially removed and an additional squeezing out of yellowish particles was done. The lesion treated by the squeezing out of lipid droplets showed better long-term results than the lesion treated up to the deeper dermal layer.

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