Hobbs E R, Bailin P L, Ratz J L, Yarbrough C L
Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44106.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1988 Aug;19(2 Pt 1):345-9. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(88)70181-4.
Two women with long histories of angiolymphoid hyperplasia involving the left external ear were successfully treated with carbon dioxide laser vaporization. In one of these patients a previous treatment with argon laser photocoagulation had proved unsuccessful. Carbon dioxide laser vaporization can be advantageous in the treatment of angiolymphoid hyperplasia, especially when the patient is not a good candidate for cold steel surgery or when the disease process involves confined or convoluted structures such as those on the external ear.
