Mishra Nitin, Mehra Mriganka, Gahalaut Pratik
Department of Dermatology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2023 Jan-Mar;16(1):60-61. doi: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_97_21. Epub 2023 Apr 28.
Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor, with a tendency to bleed on manipulation. A young female presented to us with a disfiguring facial pyogenic granuloma. We adopted a novel approach using pressure therapy to treat the same. The use of an elastic adhesive bandage reduced the size and vascularity of the lesion, following which laser ablation was done with minimal bleeding and scarring. This is a simple, inexpensive method to approach large and disfiguring pyogenic granulomas.