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Treatment of Ecchymosis with a Pulsed Dye Laser
Yotaro Tsunoda, Taro Kono1, Kotaro Imagawa
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. trkono@gmail.com.
The Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine
|November 20, 2023
Abstract:
Ecchymosis is a common side effect after injury and surgery. A pulsed dye laser (PDL) is the gold standard for vascular lesions and can minimize ecchymosis. Heating induces hemoglobin modification due to oxidative and heat reactions with the formation of bilirubin and methemoglobin, resulting in color changes to brown-yellow. Therefore, downtime following cosmetic procedures can be shortened.
