High-power diode laser use on Fordyce granule excision: a case report

Background Fordyce granules are conventionally considered to be a developmental oral lesion with a higher incidence in men. Objective To report a clinical case of surgical lip Fordyce granule excision in a 19‐year‐old male. Methods Fordyce granules were excised using a high‐power diode laser (gallium arsenide GaAs], Diode Vision^®, MDL, 10 Dental Laser Unit, GmbH, Lower Saxony, Germany) with wavelength emission at 980 ± 10 nm, in a continuous wave mode, pulse width of 0.5 μs, fiber optic delivery system of 400 μm in diameter, at 2.5 W. Subsequently, low‐intensity laser therapy was applied (gallium‐aluminum‐arsenide GaAlAs], at 670 nm, 50 mW, at 4 J/cm²; Dentoflex^®, São Paulo, Brazil] in order to stimulate a faster wound tissue–healing process and less postoperative pain and inflammation. Conclusion The excellent esthetic result demonstrated the effectiveness of both high‐ and low‐intensity laser therapy on the excision of Fordyce granules.