Non-ablative Diode Laser for The Treatment of Post Acne Scars
Thirty cases of post-acne scarring have been subjected to treatment by low level energy diode laser (1450 nm) in 4-6 sessions at 3 week intervals. The duration of the study was 18 months including a follow up period of 6 months after the last session. Only 16 cases (53.3%) showed satisfactory (good to excellent) response with a relatively high incidence of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (66.7%). Although low level diode laser seems to offer an attractive modality to deal with some dermal collagen disorders (as wrinkles and post acne scars), the technique needs to be more refined and the treatment regimens need to be more standardized so as to achieve more consistent results, to optimize the response and to minimize the incidence of side effects
We report the case of a 4 years old boy, who presented at our institution with reiterative neumonia affecting left basal lobe. Anomalous vascular appearance was detected in the chest x-ray. With the suspicion of pulmonary sequestration we carried on Digital Intravenous Angiography by Substraction (DIVAS) and aortogram. The anomalous systemic arterial supply was formed by 6 vessels coming from the thoracic aorta and going into the left lower lobe basal segment. Lobectomy was performed and previous diagnosis was confirmed pathologically.