A Retrospective Analysis of Complications in the Treatment of Nevus of Ota with the Q-Switched Alexandrite and Q-Switched Nd:YAG Lasers
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Dermatologic Surgery
- Vol. 26 (11) , 1000-1006
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.0260111000.x
Abstract
Background.Studies on the use of Q-switched alexandrite (QS alex) and QS Nd:YAG lasers in the treatment of nevus of Ota were limited to case reports and small series. There was no study that looked at the complication rate of these systems.Objective.To retrospectively study the complication rate ofKeywords
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