CO2 laser resurfacing of psoriatic plaques: A pilot study

Maria Beatrice Alora, R. R. Anderson, Timothy R. Quinn, Charles R. Taylor

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 1998 · 31 citations · 7 references

Abstract

Ablation of the entire epidermis and papillary dermis with either pulsed or scanned CO2 lasers appears generally ineffective in treating recalcitrant psoriatic plaques, although the clearing seen in two patients suggests potentially successful future research directions.

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