Effect of Laser and Energy-based Device Therapies to Minimize Surgical Scar Formation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

Utilization of lasers and energy-based devices for surgical scar minimization has been substantially evaluated in placebo-controlled trials. The aim of this study was to compare reported measures of efficacy of lasers and energy-based devices in clinical trials in preventing surgical scar formation in a systematic review and network meta-analyses. Five electronic databases, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, ClinicalTrials.

Early Treatment Initiation Improves Outcomes in Nevus of Ota: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.

Background: Nevus of Ota is a psychologically burdensome facial pigmentation birthmark common in Asian populations. Laser therapy is currently the first-line treatment, but no guidelines on when to initiate treatment have yet been established.

Objectives: Our objective was to determine the correlation between treatment efficacy and safety, risk of recurrence, and age of treatment initiation in patients receiving laser therapy for nevus of Ota.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review.

Nevus sebaceous (NS) is a benign hamartoma that typically occurs on the head and neck area at birth. Occasionally, secondary neoplasms can develop on top of the original nevus, which usually occur in the middle age. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in NS may occur but is very rare.