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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun;16(3):117-9.
doi: 10.3109/14764172.2013.854621. Epub 2013 Nov 18.

Treatment of striae distensae using an ablative Erbium: YAG fractional laser versus a 585-nm pulsed-dye laser

Gerd G Gauglitz  1 , Markus Reinholz, Peter Kaudewitz, Jürgen Schauber, Thomas Ruzicka
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Treatment of striae distensae using an ablative Erbium: YAG fractional laser versus a 585-nm pulsed-dye laser

Gerd G Gauglitz et al. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Abstract Striae distensae (SD) represent a common disfiguring cutaneous condition characterized by linear reddish smooth bands of atrophic-appearing skin. Most often SD develop in areas of dermal damage produced by stretching. Numerous treatment modalities have been applied with varying success. Novel approaches include treatments with various types of lasers with the flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser (PDL; 585 nm) being the most commonly reported. Very recently, fractional photothermolysis has been suggested as an effective method for the treatment of SD. Here, we report on the effect of an ablative Erbium:YAG fractional laser in two cases of axillary SD in comparison with a 585-nm PDL.

Keywords: Erbium:YAG fractional laser; ablative fractional laser; pulsed-dye laser; striae distensae.

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