Journal article
A Hairy Situation: Laser Hair Removal after Oral Reconstruction
Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.127(3), pp.205-208
03/2018
DOI: 10.1177/0003489417750930
PMID: 29291276
Abstract
To present a case series of 4 patients who underwent postoperative hair removal using the long-pulsed Alexandrite or Nd:YAG laser following intraoral cutaneous flap reconstruction.
Patients underwent epilation in dermatology clinic with long-pulsed Alexandrite or Nd:YAG lasers, spaced 8 weeks apart, until hair removal was achieved.
All patients achieved improvement in hair removal regardless of initial flap donor site with significant improvement in quality of life and minimal side effects.
The long-pulsed Alexandrite and Nd:YAG represent safe and effective treatment options to improve patient quality of life following intraoral flap repair following excision of malignancy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Hairy Situation: Laser Hair Removal after Oral Reconstruction
- Creators
- Bridget E Shields - 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USAMolly S Moye - 2 Forefront Dermatology, Louisville, Kentucky, USARodrigo Bayon - 3 Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USASteven M Sperry - 3 Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USAKarolyn A Wanat - 4 Department of Dermatology and Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.127(3), pp.205-208
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1177/0003489417750930
- PMID
- 29291276
- ISSN
- 1943-572X
- eISSN
- 1943-572X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2018
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984007284702771
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