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- Title
Idiopathic Flushing with Dysesthesia.
- Authors
FOGELMAN, JOSHUA P.; STEVENSON, MARY L.; ASHINOFF, ROBIN; SOTER, NICHOLAS A.
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficacy and safety of the 585nm pulsed dye laser for the treatment of idiopathic flushing with dysesthesia. Design: This was a retrospective study of patients treated with a 585nm pulsed dye laser with fluences ranging from 3.5 to 7.5J/cm2 (purpura threshold fluences), a pulse duration of 450μsec, and a spot size of 5 or 10mm. Setting: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center. Participant s: Ten adult subjects who presented with flushing with dysesthesia. Measurements: Participants subjectively evaluated the decrease in dysesthesia and the number of flushing episodes. The objective response to treatment was evaluated by a single physician using pre- and postoperative photographs. The severity of postoperative erythema was compared with baseline using an ordinal scale ranging from zero (resolution of erythema) to four (76-100% of baseline erythema). Results: The mean number of treatments received by the subjects was seven. The mean fluence was 6.66J/cm2. Subjectively, 100 percent of subjects reported a decrease in dysethesia and the number of flushing episodes. Objectively, subjects demonstrated at least a 62.5-percent reduction in erythema. Conclusion: Laser surgery provided subjective relief of dysesthesia and decreased the number of flushing episodes with a greater than 62-percent objective reduction in the severity of erythema. The 585nm pulsed dye laser is a safe, efficacious treatment for the signs and symptoms of idiopathic flushing with dysesthesia.
- Subjects
BLUSHING; DYE lasers; ERYTHEMA; SKIN disease treatment; RETROSPECTIVE studies; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Aesthetic Dermatology, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 8, p36
- ISSN
1941-2789
- Publication type
Article