Dual-wavelength long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite/1,064-nm Nd:YAG laser versus Nd:YAG alone for treatment of palmoplantar verruca

ABSTRACT

We compared the effectiveness and safety of the long-pulsed neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser alone and combined with a 755-nm alexandrite laser for treating palmoplantar warts. We divided patients into two groups to receive up to four monthly treatments with Nd:YAG alone (single-wavelength) or combined with the alexandrite laser (dual-wavelength). We assessed treatment responses (according to clearance rate), vascular/hyperkeratosis grades, and patient satisfaction and pain ratings. The differences in treatment response (p = .348), patient satisfaction (p = .560), and pain ratings (p = .728) between the groups were not significant. The single- and dual-wavelength treatment options were equally effective in treating recalcitrant palmoplantar warts.

KEYWORDS:

• Lasers and light sources
• palmoplantar wart

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the Korea Medical Device Development Fund grant funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Ministry of Health & Welfare; Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) (Project Number: 202014X4502).

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Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14764172.2023.2268309

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Funding

The work was supported by the the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [202014X4502].