Treatment of fibroelastolytic papulosis with fractionated carbon dioxide laser

Abstract

Fibroelastolytic papulosis (FEP) is an acquired elastic tissue disorder that presents as white-to-yellow papules and plaques usually occurring on the neck. Although the lesions are often asymptomatic, their appearance may be distressing to patients. FEP has been treated with topical tretinoin in one case report (1). Other reports have not mentioned treatment for this rare disorder (1–6). We present a case of FEP successfully treated with a fractionated carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser.

Key Words::

• fibroelastolytic papulosis
• elastic tissue disorders
• fibrillin 1
• fractionated carbon dioxide laser

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