31 - 210 - NONABLATIVE LASER AND LIGHT-BASED THERAPY: COSMETIC AND MEDICAL INDICATIONS Flashcards
Laser of choice for port wine stain that cause purpura 1-2 weeks posttreatment
a. PDL
b. KTP
c. Alexandrite
d. Nd:YAG
A
Laser of choice for infantile hemangiomas (IH) that can speed re-epithelialization of ulcerated IH
a. PDL
b. IPL
c. KTP
d. Nd:YAG
A
Laser of choice for Striae rubra and hypervascular scars
a. PDL
b. KTP
c. Long pulsed Nd:YAG
d. Short pulsed Nd:YAG
A
____ laser were initially applied to the treatment of port-wine stains, but complications such as scarring and dyspigmentation due to bulk heating limited their use.
a. PDL
b. Argon
c. KTP
d. Alexandrite
B
PDLs have used a wavelength of ____ nm, thought to be preferable in the treatment of PWSs because of the comparatively increased tissue penetration of the longer wavelength.
a. 585 nm
b. 595 nm
c. 532 nm
d. 755 nm
B
remains the gold standard device for several applications including the treatment of port-wine stains and a variety of benign vascular conditions that are of significant cosmetic concern to patients
flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser, now most commonly used at a wavelength of 595 nm
commonly used for facial vessels, “spider veins” of the legs, and hair removal
long-pulsed 1064-nm-wavelength neodymium yttrium-aluminumgarnet (Nd:YAG) laser
IPL systems usually generate a band of light with wavelengths ranging from _____
500 to 1200 nm
black and dark blue ink is addressed well with what lasers
QS Nd:YAG (1064-nm) laser,
QS alexandrite (755-nm) laser,
QS ruby (694-nm) laser
Red ink may be removed by what laser
frequency-doubled QS Nd:YAG (532 nm) laser
Blue and green inks can be removed by what lasers
QS alexandrite (755-nm) laser
QS ruby (694-nm) laser
purple and orange colors may be removed by what lasers
QS frequency-doubled Nd:YAG (532 nm)
Alexandrite (755 nm)
Yellow ink may be removed using what laser
QS frequency-doubled Nd:YAG (532 nm)
