Hidradenitis Suppurativa Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery

Carbon dioxide laser excision with second intention healing is safe and effective for hidradenitis suppurativa.

Hidradenitis suppurativa carbon dioxide laser surgery.

To determine the long and short term benefits of carbon dioxide co 2. J am acad dermatol. The carbon dioxide laser is a gas laser that emits a powerful beam of light. This procedure requires three total visits spaced over three months to be effective.

Co2 laser surgery for hidradenitis suppurativa of the r axilla. Hidradenitis suppurativa hs is a disease associated with significant patient morbidity and less than ideal therapies. Objectives to determine the long and short term benefits of carbon dioxide co 2 laser excision and marsupialization in the management of persisent lesions of hs. Co2 laser treatment is a laser procedure that is used to treat acne scars wrinkles fine lines damaged skin and also to improve the skin texture by removing the top layers of the skin.

Doctors have been using this laser since the late 1980s and it can produce long term remissions. The chronic fistulating lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa spread by contiguous growth and all affected tissue needs to be surgically removed objective. Methods patients with long standing lesions of hs were treated using a co 2 laser to. Carbon dioxide co2 laser evaporation has been shown effective but larger scale studies are scarce.

Hidradenitis suppurativa hs is a disease associated with significant patient morbidity and less than ideal therapies. Hidradenitis suppurativa laser treatment vs. Surgery laser treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. Hidradenitis suppurativa hs is a debilitating disease and is difficult to treat.

Validation of surgical techniques is therefore of great importance in the management of hs. To determine the long and short term benefits of carbon dioxide co 2 laser excision and marsupialization in the management of persisent lesions of hs. The nd yag is an. Similar to co2 laser surgery another option for hidradenitis suppurativa treatment that patients may benefit from would be using another type of laser therapy referred to as neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet nd yag laser therapy catchy i know.