Ablative fractionated erbium:YAG laser for the treatment of ice pick alar scars due to neodymium:YAG laser burns

J Drugs Dermatol. 2009 Jan;8(1):65-7.

Abstract

The authors present a case of ice pick scars forming in the nasal alar grooves of a patient who was treated with a 1064-nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for facial telangiectasias. Treatment options for these types of scars are reviewed and specifically we report the success of an ablative fractionated 2940-nm erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum
  • Burns / etiology*
  • Cicatrix / etiology
  • Cicatrix / surgery*
  • Cosmetic Techniques
  • Erbium
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Laser Therapy / methods
  • Lasers
  • Middle Aged
  • Neodymium
  • Nose / surgery
  • Yttrium

Substances

  • yttrium-aluminum-garnet
  • Neodymium
  • Yttrium
  • Erbium
  • Aluminum