Treatment of genital warts in males by pulsed
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Treatment of xanthelasma palpebrarum using a pulsed
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Treatment of stretch marks with the 585-nm flashlamp-pumped pulsed
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The principle is similar to that of
dye lasers, which also amplify light using dissolved organic molecules--not proteins, but compounds such as coumarin dyes, derived from substances in grasses that smell like freshly mowed hay.
585-nm pulsed
dye laser. Bruising was rated by the both the patient and physician by means of a visual analogue scale on days 0, 3, 7, 10, 14, and 17.
In a preliminary study, Alexiades-Armenakas examined whether a combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a photosensitizer known as topical 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and activated by long-pulse, pulsed
dye laser could safely and effectively clear mild to severe cases of acne.
In one such study, pulsed
dye laser treatment improved symptoms, quality of life scores, and erythema in 16 patients with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (J.