Selenium foliar application contributes to decrease ratio of water-soluble fluoride and improve physio-biochemical components in tea leaves.

The tea plant accumulates elevated levels of fluoride (F) from environmental sources. Drinking tea containing high F levels poses a potential threat to human health. Selenium (Se) was applied by foliar spray to investigate its effects on F accumulation and physiology in tea plant.

Selenium treatment modulates fluoride distribution and mitigates fluoride stress in tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze).

Tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) can hyperaccumulate fluoride (F).

Treatment of nasal ala nodular congenital melanocytic naevus with carbon dioxide laser and Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.

Total excision of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) is not always feasible. We here present our experience of using carbon dioxide laser and Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to treat nodular CMN of the nasal ala. Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and/or carbon dioxide laser were used to treat eight cases of nasal ala nodular CMN.

Angiokeratoma of Fordyce response to long pulsed Nd:YAG laser treatment.

Angiokeratoma of Fordyce can be easily diagnosed by their typical erythra and cured by varied therapeutic methods including surgery, electrocoagulation, cryotherapy, or various laser systems. Which are the optimal therapeutic methods? There are no consentaneous opinions in the reported articles. We present our characteristic treatment with the application of long pulsed neodymium-dopedyttrium-aluminum-garne (lpNd:YAG) laser in the treatment of angiokeratoma of Fordyce.

Treatment of angiokeratoma of Mibelli alone or in combination with pulsed dye laser and long-pulsed Nd: YAG laser.

Treatment of angiokeratoma of Mibelli is usually challenging because of the location, the pathogenetic condition and the cosmetic requirements. We present our characteristic treatment with the application of pulsed dye laser PDL and lpNd:YAG laser. All of these lesions were treated by topical anesthesia with Emla.