The use of the Er:YAG 2940nm laser associated with amorolfine lacquer in the treatment of onychomycosis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Orlando Oliveira De Morais¹  Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa¹  Ciro Martins Gomes¹  Dayane Higa Shinzato¹  Guilherme Marreta Cavalcanti Ayres¹  Rayane Marques Cardoso¹ 

关键词: Lasers;    solid-state;    Onychomycosis;    Therapeutics;    Lasers de estado solido;    Onicomicose;    Terapeutica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131932

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Onychomycosis is a common disease, accounting for up to 50% of all ungual pathologies. We have been developing a clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01528813) using a 2940nm Er:YAG laser to fractionally ablate human nails in vivo, aiming to increase topical amorolfine lacquer delivery to the nail unit, increasing the efficacy of topical treatment of distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis. Partial results have shown an increase in areas of nail plate free of disease. We believe that ablative lasers can increase the efficacy of topical onychomycosis treatment.

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