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Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are still insufficient clinical reports about quality-switched Nd:YAG laser (QSNYL) in the treatment of acquired bilateral nevus of Otalike macules (ABNOMs) in Asians. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the efficacy and side-effect profiles of QSNYL treatment of ABNOMs in Korean skin. METHODS: A prospective study was designed to follow 10 Korean patients with ABNOMs through laser treatment until maximal eradication of the lesions had been achieved. RESULTS: Five patients (50%) with ABNOMs were treated with excellent or good results. The more treatments a patient underwent, the greater the possibility of improvement. There were no cases of persistent skin textural change or persistent erythema. CONCLUSION: The clinical data support QSNYL being a beneficial alternative tool for treating ABNOMs in brown skin. This is, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the first report about laser treatment of ABNOMs using QSNNL.