Fractional Micro-ablative CO2 Laser as Therapy in Penile Lichen Sclerosus

Piero Campolmi; Giovanni Cannarozzo; Luigi Bennardo; Alessandro Clementi; Mario Sannino; Steven Paul Nisticò

doi:10.34172/jlms.2021.61

Fractional Micro-ablative CO2 Laser as Therapy in Penile Lichen Sclerosus

J Lasers Med Sci. 2021 Oct 18:12:e61. doi: 10.34172/jlms.2021.61. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Piero Campolmi¹, Giovanni Cannarozzo², Luigi Bennardo³, Alessandro Clementi², Mario Sannino², Steven Paul Nisticò³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Dermatology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, - Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.

Abstract

Introduction: Topical steroids remain the first-line therapy to treat lichen sclerosus (LS), but circumcision may be curative in most cases. Positive results have been obtained by using a fractional micro-ablative CO2 laser to treat genital LS. This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the fractional micro-ablative CO2 laser in the treatment of penile LS. Case Presentation: Five treatments with the fractional CO2 laser were performed on one 69-year-old man affected by penile LS. A significant improvement in symptomatology was noted after the first treatment session. Complete clinical remission was achieved 14 weeks after the last treatment. Conclusion: The fractional micro-ablative CO2 laser may represent a practical therapeutic approach in penile LS.

Keywords: CO2 laser; Laser; Lichen sclerosus.

Publication types

Case Reports