Method and apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions

Details Method and apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions Method and apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions

1989-05-30

1991-10-15

Shay, David

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

128899, 604 20, A61N 506

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050571044

ABSTRACT:
A method of treating telangiectasia in a target area in a patient's dermis includes the steps of passing a laser beam against and through the patient's epidermis to the target area and simultaneously subjecting the patients epidermis to a cooling fluid at the location of the epidermis entered by the laser beam. The apparatus for effecting the treatment includes a laser beam source and devices for subjecting the patient's epidermis to a cooling fluid where the laser beam enters the epidermis.

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"The Benefit of Chilling in Argon-Laser Treatment of Port-Wine Stains", by Dreno et al; Plastic & Reconstruct. Surg., vol. 75, No. 1, 1/85, pp. 42-45.

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