Abstract:
The 1064 Nd:YAG run laser, employing high power, moderate duration and
repetitive interval has been applied for treating lower extremity red vessels
of diameter less than 1 mm.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of moderate power,
moderate duration by non-contact coagulation 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in the
treatment of lower extremity telangectasis red veins.
For this end 6 female patients (mean age 38 year) had 6x4 cm' area of veins
measuring 0.2-1 mm in diameter, treated with up to three treatment sessions
using 1064 Nd:YAG laser, with the end point over 80% clearing after the
three treatments. Red veins were treated using power of 30 watts, a pulse
duration of 0.5-sec. Photographic imaging evaluation by a Samsung S500
digital camera. Quartile statistics was used to analyze the data. Patient
satisfaction scale was used to evaluate the results.
Results of the study indicated that at week 2 after the second treatment
session, 50% of the patients had 50- 75 % improvement. At week 4,
however, 80 % of patients had greater than 75 % cleaning. By week 4,
approximately 80 % of patients were highly satisfied with the treatment
results
