Efficacy of Long Pulse 1064 nm ND-Yag Laser in the Treatment of Common Wart in Comparison to LN Cryotherapy

Authors

  • Gashaw Abdullah Hamasalih
  • Dindar Sharif Qurtas MBChB, MD, PhD (Dermatology); Assistant Professor/ Hawler Medical University-/ Erbil Dermatology teaching center/ Erbil City-Kurdistan Region-Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10206831

Abstract

Warts are one of common dermatological diseases. Different treatment modalities of common warts are present with various efficacy and safety outcomes. To measure the efficacy of long pulse ND Yag laser in comparison to cryotherapy in management of common wart a prospective comparative interventional study conducted in Erbil Dermatology center in Erbil city, Kurdistan Region-Iraq through six months period from 1st of March to 31st of August 2022. In this study about 56 patients with common warts were enrolled. The subjects been divided into two groups. Group A 28 patients were treated by ND-Yag laser long pulse 1064 nm and group B composed of 28 patients were treated by LN cryotherapy. The treatment composed of 1-4 sessions. Follow up of the patient was performed after 2 weeks after the session. At the end of the sessions, complete cure of common warts was observed in 75% of group A patients, while 67.9% patients of group B patients had complete cure. About 64.4% of patients who received Nd:YAG   laser therapy were very satisfied by the treatment, while 71.4% of patients treated by LN cryotherapy were very satisfied by the treatment. The effectiveness and safety of Nd:YAG   laser and cryotherapy in management of common warts are close. Generally, Nd:YAG   laser showed a relatively better outcomes especially in adults common warts patients who had the disease recently.

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2023-11-28

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Abdullah Hamasalih, G. ., & Sharif Qurtas, D. (2023). Efficacy of Long Pulse 1064 nm ND-Yag Laser in the Treatment of Common Wart in Comparison to LN Cryotherapy. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 7(Special Issue), 38–53. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10206831

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