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The Overlapped Triple Circle Pulse Technique with Nd:YAG Laser for Refractory Hand Warts
Ugur Anil Bingol1, Asuman Cömert2, Can Cinar1
11 Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Yeditepe University , Yeditepe Medical School, Istanbul Turkey .
Background And Objective:
Inadvertent superficial treatment of hand warts causes recurrence, whereas aggressive treatment can lead to tissue defects resulting in hand dysfunction. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a novel laser treatment modality for recalcitrant hand warts.
Materials And Methods:
The study included 51 patients who were treated for 146 recalcitrant hand warts using 1064 nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser between 2011 and 2014. The laser treatment method is novel because each treated wart was aligned at the intersection point of the circles of 3 laser pulses per session.
Results:
Among the 146 hand warts, 88.35% were successfully treated with one session and 100% of those that required a second treatment session were treated successfully, based on the 12 month follow-up examination.
Conclusions:
Long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser treatment was observed to be a safe, rapid, and effective method for treating recalcitrant hand warts.
