AN ANALYSIS OF 114 PATIENTS WITH DERMAL MELANOCYTOSIS ON THE TRUNK AND EXTREMITIES

Abstract

Dermal melanocytosis is commonly treated with Q-switched neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser today. We report on the clinical effect of laser treatment of dermal melanocytosis of the trunk and extremities in 114 patients. The effect of numbers of such treatment was assessed by clinical examination and classified into six grades. All the patients who had more than eight treatments achieved more than 75% clearance. Deep-blue with brown speckled lesions tended to clear more easily than uniform deep-blue lesions. We expect that all dermal melanocytosis of the trunk and extremities can be cleared after a maximum of 12 treatments.