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High-power diode laser use on Fordyce granule excision: a case report
Background:
Fordyce granules are conventionally considered to be a developmental oral lesion with a higher incidence in men.
Objective:
To report a clinical case of surgical lip Fordyce granule excision in a 19-year-old male.
Methods:
Fordyce granules were excised using a high-power diode laser (gallium arsenide [GaAs], Diode Vision®, MDL, 10 Dental Laser Unit, GmbH, Lower Saxony, Germany) with wavelength emission at 980 ± 10 nm, in a continuous wave mode, pulse width of 0.5 μs, fiber optic delivery system of 400 μm in diameter, at 2.5 W. Subsequently, low-intensity laser therapy was applied (gallium-aluminum-arsenide [GaAlAs], at 670 nm, 50 mW, at 4 J/cm(2); Dentoflex®, São Paulo, Brazil] in order to stimulate a faster wound tissue-healing process and less postoperative pain and inflammation.
Conclusion:
The excellent esthetic result demonstrated the effectiveness of both high- and low-intensity laser therapy on the excision of Fordyce granules.
