Ablative Fractionated Erbium: YAG Laser for the Treatment of Ice Pick Alar Scars Due to Neodymium: YAG Laser Burns
January 2009 | Volume 8 | Issue 1 | 65 | Copyright © January 2009
Joel L. Cohen MD, Michael J. Babcock MD
Abstract
The authors present a case of ice pick scars forming in the nasal alar grooves of a patient who was treated with a 1064-nm
neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for facial telangiectasias. Treatment options for these types of scars are re-
viewed and specifi cally we report the success of an ablative fractionated 2940-nm erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser.
