Successful treatment of congenital melanocytic nevus on tragus with CO2 laser.

摘要: Background: Congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) has an increasing risk of malignancy and may cause cosmetic psychological problems. Surgery been the main therapy for most cases. However, it is often not suitable all lesions. Treatment these lesions can be challenging to plastic surgeons. CO2 laser, with special function, another effective treatment some CMN. Methods: Both were treated a short-pulsed laser in conjunction local anesthetic; superfluous tissue was pruned ablated get crude tragus then carefully shaped form aesthetically tragus. Results: Showed good results without pigment recurrence scar formation 1 year after operation both patients, exception being small area cartilage that covered epithelial tissues on surface patient 1. Conclusions: useful modality treating CMN are located sites deemed inoperable. It help shape into the...