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Nd:YAG laser treatment of recalcitrant folliculitis decalvans
Eric C Parlette1, Nathan Kroeger, E Victor Ross
1LT MC USNR, Third Year Resident, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California 92134-5000, USA. ecparlette@hotmail.com
Background:
The scarring follicular disorders pose challenging therapeutic dilemmas.
Objective:
Hair removal lasers have recently been shown to be efficacious in the management of these disorders.
Methods:
We present a young, Fitzpatrick skin type VI African-American patient with recalcitrant folliculitis decalvans, whom we treated with the neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser.
Results:
A remission of folliculitis decalvans was successfully achieved using the Nd:YAG for laser depilation.
Conclusion:
Based on the optical properties of light in skin, the Nd:YAG laser is the best for laser depilation in dark individuals.
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