Software for port wine stains laser treatment assessment

Claire Beacco; Guy Rotteleur M.D.; J. C. Beani; Frederic Laffitte; Dominique Teillac-Hamel; Serge R. Mordon; Dominique Cochelard; Jean Marc Brunetaud

doi:10.1117/12.197578

23 December 1994 Software for port-wine stains laser treatment assessment

Claire Beacco, Guy Rotteleur M.D., J. C. Beani, Frederic Laffitte, Dominique Teillac-Hamel, Serge R. Mordon, Dominique Cochelard, Jean Marc Brunetaud

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Proceedings Volume 2327, Medical Applications of Lasers II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197578
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics Europe '94, 1994, Lille, France

Abstract

Four French laser centers worked together to elaborate a software able to give information on PWS treatment. It is based on a questionnaire describing PWS characteristics, laser treatment modalities, and results. The software was implemented in the four centers for evaluation. From October 1991 to June 1994, 893 patients' files were recorded and analyzed. Patients older than 15 years represented more than 50% of treatments. In all centers, the main location of PWS was the face (65%). Half of the PWS treated were under 30 cm². The distribution of PWS in 4 color groups differed widely from one center to another. The four centers used a Hexascan^R and more than half of the treatments were performed without anesthesia. The percentage of `good to excellent' fading was more important for PWS with initial color `red and purple,' for PWS with locations to `neck and face,' and increased with patients' age. In all centers, scarring occurrence was negligible. Treatment modalities were not discriminant for quality of fading. Evaluation of PWS color is very subjective but all participants agree on the evaluation of treatment results. This software is a first step to document the PWS laser treatment, but an objective method for characterization is strongly needed.

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Claire Beacco, Guy Rotteleur M.D., J. C. Beani, Frederic Laffitte, Dominique Teillac-Hamel, Serge R. Mordon, Dominique Cochelard, and Jean Marc Brunetaud "Software for port-wine stains laser treatment assessment", Proc. SPIE 2327, Medical Applications of Lasers II, (23 December 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197578

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Electroluminescence

Laser therapeutics

Argon ion lasers

Skin

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Neck

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