Clinical Study

Treatment of Superficial Cutaneous Vascular Lesions: Experience with the Long-Pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG Laser

Table 2

Number of patients with side effects according to type of lesions.

Type of side effectsSpider angioma
Facial telangiectasia
Leg telangiectasia

Pain and erythema5 (19.2 %)30 (23 %)80 (80.8 %)
Severe urticarial reaction3 ( 2.3 %)
Focal thrombosis7 (7.1 %)
Bulla formation2 (2.1 %)
Erosion and crusting2 (7.6 %)3 (2.3)6 (6.1 %)
Transient postinflammatory hyperpigmentation1 (3.8 %)3 (2.3)14 (14.1 %)