Publications by authors named "Luis Antonio Torezan"
Evaluation of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic cheilitis.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
January 2017
Article Synopsis
- Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a condition similar to invasive squamous cell carcinomas that affects the lips and shows abnormal cell changes.
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using methyl aminolevulinate and noncoherent red light in treating AC.
- While 62.5% of patients showed clinical improvement after two PDT sessions, histopathological analysis revealed no complete cures, indicating that PDT was not an effective treatment option in this case.
Article Synopsis
- Photodynamic therapy is a treatment that uses a light-activated photosensitizing drug, approved in many countries for skin conditions like actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma.
- Studies show it is effective and offers better cosmetic results than traditional treatments.
- However, it can cause side effects like pain, which is often the most severe and poorly understood, necessitating effective pain management strategies.
Background: Hypertrophic scars are common problems and represent a challenging condition to treat. Fractional photothermolysis has been effective at resurfacing photodamaged skin, acne scars, and atrophic scars, but there are few reports on its use for hypertrophic scars.
Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1,550-nm erbium-doped fiber laser treatment of hypertrophic scars in eight patients.