News › Clinical Practice, Industry News, Patient Care

Port Wine Stain Laser Treatment in Infancy Without Need for Anesthesia

March 20, 2019

“Is it safe and effective to initiate port-wine stain laser treatments without general anesthesia in infancy?” This is the question researchers Roy G. Geronemus, MD, et al, sought to answer in their new study on the use of the Candela VBeam pulsed dye laser, which was published in the April issue of JAMA Dermatology.
After analyzing the outcomes of 197 infants with port-wine stains who underwent laser treatment during infancy (mean age at the time of first treatment was 3.38 months and the mean number of treatments was 9.8), they found that two-thirds of patents achieved greater than 75 percent clearance with no scarring or permanent pigmentary changes.

Become a member

Get the tools you need to succeed in the medical spa industry.

Related
    • FDA Approves First New Sunscreen Ingredient in 20 Years
    • Allergan Aesthetics Releases ‘The Aesthetics Evolution: What Consumers Really Want’ Highlighting Consumer Motivations and Expectations in Aesthetics
    • Moxie Announces Treatment Plans
    • Pacific Reliance Medical M&A Advisors Becomes Platinum Vendor Affiliate with the American Med Spa Association
    • Misinformation on Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Fillers Taking Over Your Practice? A New Fact-Based Campaign by Allergan Aesthetics Sets the Story Straight