Q-Switched Alexandrite Laser Therapy for Pigmentation of the Lips Owing to Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome |
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| Authors: | Ozawa Toshiyuki MD Fujiwara Masao MD † Harada Teruichi MD Muraoka Michinari MD Ishii Masamitsu MD |
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| Institution: | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. ozawa@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Laugier-Hunziker (LH) syndrome is a rare benign condition in which hyperpigmentation of the lips and buccal mucosa occurs with no systemic associations. OBJECTIVE: We report the response to treatment with the Q-switched alexandrite laser (QSAL) because there are few reports on therapy for LH syndrome. METHODS: The QSAL was used for pigmentation of the lips in a 63-year-old woman with LH syndrome. Laser irradiation was done at 5.0 J/cm2 with a 3 mm spot size. RESULTS: There was 100% clearance of pigmentation of the lips with a single laser treatment, and recurrence was not observed after 6 months. CONCLUSION: The QSAL is very effective for pigmentation owing to LH syndrome. |
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