Dermatológia pre prax 1/2017

Options pigmented lesions laser treatment

In the article is summarized the rise of the pigmentation, is distribution and solution by laser. When the laser therapy is recommended for pigment spots, first it is important to have the right diagnosis, which we can check by biopsy examination followed by histopathological verification (result of histopathological examination), if neccesary. For the therapy of pigmented lesions we mostly use Q-S (switched) lasers, which work on principle of selective phototermolysis and cause photodysruption of melanin or pigment

Keywords: endogenous pigment, exogenous pigment, lasers, selective photothermolysis, photodisruption