Clinical Study
Treatment of Superficial Cutaneous Vascular Lesions: Experience with the Long-Pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG Laser
Table 3
Efficacy results of patients after laser session according to type of lesion.
| | | Results of first session | Results of third session | Results of 5th session | | Categories | C-I
(%) | C-II
(%) | C-III
(%) | C-IV
(%) | C-I
(%) | C-II
(%) | C-III
(%) | C-IV
(%) | C-I
(%) | C-II
(%) | C-III
(%) | C-IV
(%) |
| Spider angioma
| 10
(38.4) | 10
(38.4) | 6
(23) | — | 26
(100) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Facial telangiectesia
| 8
(6.15) | 40
(30.7) | 50
(38.4) | 32
(24.6) | 57
(43.8) | 50
(38.4) | 20
(18.5) | 3
(2.3) | 125
(97) | 2
(1.8) | 2
(1.8) | 1
(0.9) | Leg
telangiectesia
| 4
(4.04) | 10
(10.1) | 40
(40.4) | 45
(45.4) | 21
(21.2) | 59
(59.5) | 12
(12.2) | 7
(7.1) | 80
(80.8) | 5
(5.5) | 3
(3.3) | 11
(11.1) |
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Efficacy categorized in groups: clear; Category(C)-I: marked improvement; C-II: partial response; C-III: poor response; C-IV: no change or worsening.
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