Clinical comparison of potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) versus neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser treatment for lower extremity telangiectases - Concepedia

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Clinical comparison of potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) versus neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser treatment for lower extremity telangiectases

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2010

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Müge Güler Özden, Muzaffer Bahçıvan, Nilgün Şentürk, Yüksel Bek, Tayyar Cantürk, Ahmet Yaşar Turanlı

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Abstract

Both the 1064-nm Nd:YAG and KTP lasers are effective in the treatment of lower extremity telangiectases. However, the KTP laser has very low efficacy with vessels larger than 1 mm and should not be elected when treating such vessels.

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