Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Dec 2022)
The Application of Color Doppler Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Efficacy of 595-nm Pulsed Dye Laser Combined with 755-nm Long-Pulse Alexandrite Laser in the Treatment of Hybrid Infantile Hemangiomas
Abstract
Yuwen Lu, Fangyan Zhou, Yu Gao, Wanwan Jin Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yu Gao; Wanwan Jin, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: We used color Doppler ultrasound to conduct an objective evaluation of the 595-nm Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL) combined with 755-nm long-pulse alexandrite sequential laser treatment for hybrid IH.Patients and Methods: A total of 116 cases of hybrid IH were selected for this study. The interval between laser treatments was around 4 weeks, and 6 laser treatments or complete removal of the tumor was the end point. All children underwent color Doppler ultrasonography at the 0th, 1st, 6th months of treatment. Children were grouped by gender, age ( 0.05). Greater reduction in blood flow in the group with the effective outcome than in the group with the ineffective outcome (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Color Doppler ultrasound can be applied to the diagnosis of hybrid IH and to the evaluation of treatment time and outcomes, and it can help clinicians recognize hybrid IH with greater accuracy. The earlier intervention for hybrid IH we perform, the better outcomes will be.Keywords: hybrid infantile hemangioma, color Doppler ultrasound, treatment, pulsed dye laser, alexandrite laser
