Fractional carbon dioxide laser in recalcitrant vulval lichen sclerosus |
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| Authors: | Andrew Lee Adrian Lim Gayle Fischer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia;2. Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia;3. uRepublic Cosmetic Skin & Laser Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Vulval lichen sclerosus is an uncommon skin condition that can usually be managed with topical corticosteroids to maintain remission. However, there is a subset of patients in whom it remains recalcitrant despite treatment with super‐potent topical corticosteroids. We report a case series of four patients undergoing fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and one with ablative carbon dioxide laser for severe, hyperkeratotic vulval lichen sclerosus not responding to super‐potent topical corticosteroids. In these patients, carbon dioxide laser was successful in achieving remission. Their vulval lichen sclerosus was subsequently able to be maintained with topical corticosteroid treatment. |
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| Keywords: | carbon dioxide laser fractional CO2 lichen sclerosus vulvar lichen sclerosus |
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