Treatment of venous lesions of the lips and perioral area with a long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser

H E John; H S Phen; P J Mahaffey

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.06.014

Treatment of venous lesions of the lips and perioral area with a long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 May;54(4):376-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.06.014. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Authors

H E John¹, H S Phen¹, P J Mahaffey²

Affiliations

¹ Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Kempston Rd, Bedford MK42 9DJ, UK.
² Department of Plastic Surgery & Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Kempston Rd, Bedford MK42 9DJ, UK. Electronic address: pjm2cu@gmail.com.

PMID: 26233280
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.06.014

Abstract

The conventional treatments for venous lesions of the lip have been excision, cryotherapy, infrared coagulation, and sclerotherapy. We report the use of a long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser in 31 consecutive patients. At a mean follow up of 12 months (6 weeks to 3 years), 27 (87%) had no evidence of recurrence and one had a small contracted scar. The treatment is effective for both small and large lesions, and operation or other ablative techniques are no longer indicated, or considerably less relevant.

Keywords: Laser; Lip; Mouth; Venous lakes; Venous malformation.

MeSH terms

Humans
Laser Therapy
Lasers, Solid-State
Lip Diseases / therapy*
Lip*
Low-Level Light Therapy
Sclerotherapy*
Veins