Keratosis Pilaris Atrophicans Faciei: A Case Treated with 585 nm Diode Laser, a Novel Fractional Solid-State

Gonulal M., Karaca S., BALCI D. D.

CLINICAL COSMETIC AND INVESTIGATIONAL DERMATOLOGY, vol.16, pp.3497-3501, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.2147/ccid.s441779
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL COSMETIC AND INVESTIGATIONAL DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.3497-3501
  • Keywords: keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei, keratosis pilaris, diode laser, KPAF, KP
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei (KPAF) is a rare, hereditary, follicular disorder categorized in the atrophicans subtypes of keratosis pilaris (KP). Nowadays it can be treated with light and laser devices. Lasers with wavelengths <600 nm, especially pulsed dye laser (PDL), are effective for treatments of KPAF. Here, we present a case with KPAF treated with 585 nm diode laser, a kind of laser system functioning with differential wavelength modified optically pumped semiconductor (D-WMOPS) technology. Our case is the first patient reported to have been treated with this laser technology in the literature.