Onesti Maria Giuseppina, Fioramonti Paolo, Carella Sara, Spinelli Graziano, Scuderi Nicolò
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale delle Provincie 65, 00162, Rome, Italy.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2009 Jul;33(4):666-8. doi: 10.1007/s00266-009-9327-y. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
Sturge-Weber syndrome (also called encephalofacial or encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by facial port-wine stains in the trigeminal nerve distribution area. An innovative treatment based on surgical and laser techniques of a patient affected with Sturge-Weber syndrome is reported. The aesthetic and functional results were satisfactory.