Lasers for vascular lesions.

Dermatol Nurs

Department of Dermatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: April 1999

Recent developments in laser technology have revolutionized the treatment of various cutaneous disorders. Lasers provide effective and safe treatment of many conditions for which previous therapy was either unavailable, ineffective, or unacceptable. Basic laser principles, laser safety, available laser systems for treatment vascular lesions, clinical applications, preoperative considerations, anesthesia, postoperative changes, side effects/complications, nursing measures, and patient education are described.

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