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Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions

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Laser surgery has become the treatment of choice for many vascular lesions. The most common indications are vascular anomalies including port-wine stain and hemangiomas, as well as facial erythema and telangiectasias. In this chapter, we are going to approach different types of lasers and its indications, results, and side effects.

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  1. Dermatology/Medicine, University Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Andréia S. Fogaça

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine – Dermatology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Maria Claudia Almeida Issa

  2. Clínicas Hospital of São Paulo of the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Fogaça, A.S. (2018). Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions. In: Issa, M., Tamura, B. (eds) Lasers, Lights and Other Technologies. Clinical Approaches and Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16799-2_19

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