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KMID : 1037020130020020070
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Medical Lasers; Engineering, Basic Research, and Clinical Application
2013 Volume.2 No. 2 p.70 ~ p.72
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Treatment of Xanthelasma Palpebrarum by the Pinhole Method Using a 10,600-nm Carbon Dioxide Laser
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Ahn Keun-Jae
Kang Jin-Soo
Cho Sung-Bin
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Abstract
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Xanthelasma palpebrarum (XP) presents clinically as yellowish plaques on the upper and/or lower eyelids. To date, several studies have reported on the therapeutic efficacies of ablative and non-ablative lasers for treatment of XP, including 10,600-nm carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers, erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) lasers, 1,550-nm erbium-doped fractional lasers, pulsed dye lasers, Q-switched neodymium: YAG lasers, and 1,450-nm diode lasers. Here, we report on a case of XP effectively treated using the pinhole method. The pinhole method utilized a CO2 laser in order to make multiple small holes, which mimicked sweat pores on skin lesions. CO2 lasers are among the most widely available laser devices; therefore, implementation of their use in performance of the pinhole procedure for treatment of XP in Asian patients would be relatively easy and inexpensive.
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KEYWORD
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Carbon dioxide, Xanthelasma palpebrarum, Pinhole method
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