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Background and Objective: The objective of this study was to establish the 585nm flashlamp-pulsed tunable dye laser (PTDL) as a potentially effective modality in the treatment of plantar verrucae. Furthermore, this study attempted to identify if certain regions of the plantar surface yielded a different clearance rate in comparison to others. Study Design/Materials and Methods: Thirty-three patients were recruited for this case series study, representing a total of 97 plantar warts. Patients were treated using the flashlamp-PTDL with a pulse duration of 450 sec, a spot diameter of 5.0 mm, and energy fluences ranging between 8.1 and 8.4 J/cm 2 . Patients were followed-up an average of 2-24 weeks assessing for recurrence of verrucae. Results: Each patient exhibited one to eight plantar lesions. Of the 97 verrucae treated by the flashlamp-PTDL, 68 (70.1%) resolved with 100% clearance of the lesion. The overall mean clearance of the 97 lesions was 95.1 ± 16.5%. Of the 97 lesions treated to maximal clearance, 14 lesions recurred after a mean follow-up period of 9.0 weeks. Conclusion: Results of this study have established the 585nm flashlamp-pulsed tunable dye laser as a potentially eff

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Author

Jain, Ajay; Storwick, Gregory S.

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0196-8092)

Published

1997

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)