What is it about?
Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disorder that leads to whitish patches devoid of melanocytes. Koebnerization is commonly seen in vitiligo patients on sites of skin injuries, including laser injuries. This patient developed vitiligo patches four years ago immediately after having a hair removal laser session, with 755nm laser. Four years later, after being treated, she had another session of laser hair removal with another 755nm laser machine. Vitiligo patches appeared few weeks later only on laser treated areas.
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Why is it important?
755 nm Alexandrite hair removal laser has never been reported to cause vitiligo patches. This is the first reported case, and it happened twice in the same patient.
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This page is a summary of: A Case Report of Vitiligo Induced by Alexandrite Hair Removal Laser, Case Reports in Dermatology, November 2021, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000520540.
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