Treatment of erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli using a dual wavelength laser system: a split face treatment.
A 20 year old man developed redness and roughnesson the cheek at the age of 12. Physical examinationrevealed well defined but irregular areas of erythemawith telangiectasia and mild hyperpigmentation in volving the preauricular and submandibular areas ofthe neck. The skin texture was rough and dry, withmany follicular papules (Figure 1A and B) Promi nent keratosis pilaris was appreciated on the shoul ders, lateral arms, and thighs, with mild erythemaaround the hair follicles.The patient was initially treated using intense pulsedlight (IPL) on both sides of the face at intervalsof 3 to 4 weeks. The settings for Lumenis One(Lumenis Co. Santa Clara, CA) were single pass,560/590 nm filters, double or triple pulse, 3.0 mspulse width, 30 ms pulse delay, a starting fluenceof 15J/cm
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