Stretch Marks: Treatment Using the 1,064-nm Nd:YAG Laser |
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Authors: | ALBERTO GOLDMAN,MD,,FLÁ VIA ROSSATO,MD,, CLARISSA PRATI,MD |
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Affiliation: | Department of Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Clinica Goldman, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND Striae are frequent skin lesions that cause considerable aesthetic concern. The 1,064-nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser has been used to promote an increase in dermal collagen and is known to be a laser that has a high affinity for vascular chromophores. OBJECTIVE This study aims to verify the efficacy of the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of immature striae. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty patients who had immature striae, i.e., red striae, were treated using the 1,064-nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The analysis of treatment efficacy was performed by the comparison between the images taken before and after each treatment session as well as through a subjective assessment carried out by the patients themselves. RESULTS Results were considered satisfactory to both patients and doctors. A higher number of patients (55%) considered the results excellent when compared to the same assessment made by the doctor (40%). CONCLUSION The clinical improvement of immature striae can be obtained with the use of the 1,064-nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The low incidence of side effects makes this laser a good alternative in the treatment of these common skin lesions. |
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