Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Recalcitrant Folliculitis Decalvans

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Dermatologic Surgery

Volume 30 Issue 8, Pages 1152 - 1154

Published Online: 27 Jul 2004

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CASE REPORT

Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Recalcitrant Folliculitis Decalvans

Eric C. Parlette, MD ^* , Nathan Kroeger ^† , and E. Victor Ross, MD ^‡

^* LT MC USNR, Third Year Resident, ^† Dermatology Technician, and ^‡ CAPT MC USN, Residency Director, Dermatology Department, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: LT Eric C. Parlette, MC, USNR, Dermatology Department, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134-5000, or e-mail: ecparlette@hotmail.com or ECParlette@nmcsd.med.navy.mil.

The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government.

ERIC C. PARLETTE, MD, NATHAN KROEGER, AND E. VICTOR ROSS, MD HAVE INDICATED NO SIGNIFICANT INTEREST WITH COMMERCIAL SUPPORTERS.

ABSTRACT

Background. The scarring follicular disorders pose challenging therapeutic dilemmas.

Objective. Hair removal lasers have recently been shown to be efficacious in the management of these disorders.

Methods. We present a young, Fitzpatrick skin type VI African-American patient with recalcitrant folliculitis decalvans, whom we treated with the neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser.

Results. A remission of folliculitis decalvans was successfully achieved using the Nd:YAG for laser depilation.

Conclusion. Based on the optical properties of light in skin, the Nd:YAG laser is the best for laser depilation in dark individuals.

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