Indocyanine green-augmented diode laser treatment of port wine stains: Clinical and histological evidence for a new treatment option from a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
A Klein, RM Szeimies, W Bäumler, F Zeman, S Schreml, U Hohenleutner, M Landthaler, M Koller, P Babilas · Endoskopie heute · 2012 · Heft 03
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Complete clearance of port wine stains (PWS) is difficult to achieve, mainly because of the resistance of small blood vessels to laser irradiation. Indocyanine green (ICG)-augmented diode laser treatment (ICG+DL) may overcome this problem. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of ICG-augmented diode laser therapy of PWS and compares safety and efficacy of ICG+DL to the flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser (FPDL). In a prospective randomized controlled clinical study, 31 patients with PWS were treated with FPDL (λem =585nm, 6J/cm2, 0.45ms pulse duration) and ICG+DL (λem=810nm, 20–50J/cm2, 10–25ms pulse duration…
