Laser Treatment Indications in Dermatology
When lasers are the
treatment of choice:
• Port wine stain
• Telangiectasia
• Spider angioma (adult)
• Cherry angioma
• Nevus of Ota
• Tattoo (simple)
When lasers don't realty
work or shouldn't be used:
Pyogenic granuloma — easier to
do ED&C
• Spider leg veins
• Congenital melanocytic nevus
• Atypical or dysplastic nevus
• Becker's nevus
• Postinflammatory pignentation
• Any patient who has received gold therapy
• Skin cancer
- Dr. Harvey Lui
@HarveyLui
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