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Recently, atopic dermatitis has been increasing throughout the world, and there have been many labial lentigos caused by a postinflammation of atopic dermatitis.¹ Laser therapy, such as the normal ruby laser² and the Q-switched ruby laser,³ is one of the treatment methods. We make the first report of 4 cases of labial lentigos in atopic dermatitis treated with the frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 532 nm. We achieved rapid results and a dramatic clearing of the lesions without cutaneous alterations in skin texture.

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We used the frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (Continuum Biomedical Inc, Livermore, Calif), which has a pulse duration of 5 to 7 nanoseconds, a wavelength of 532 nm, a pulse repetition rate of 10 Hz, and a spot size of 3 mm. Local anesthesia using 60% lidocaine tape was placed on the affected part 1 hour before laser irradiation. After laser irradiation, 0.12% betamethasone valerate . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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