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What is Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL)?

The pulsed dye laser (PDL) delivers energy at a wavelength and duration that has been optimized for the selective treatment of vascular lesions. It has been used in the treatment of warts, port wine stains, hemangiomas, hypertrophic scars, and telangiectasias. Pulsed dye lasers have been used as an alternative to surgical excision or carbon dioxide lasers.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Growths or tumors (dysplasia) 1 1 Efficacy_major
RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See 1 patient currently having Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL)

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL)

Very
 1 100%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 27, 2012.