Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes verrucae, or warts, which are epidermal growths on the skin. Seven to ten percent of the general population is afflicted with warts, the most prevalent viral infection of the skin.
Objective: In order to determine if Q-Switched Nd-YAG lasers or Long Pulsed Nd-YAG lasers are safe and effective in treating plantar warts that have become resistant to previous treatments.
Patients and Methods: Between June 2022 and June 2023, fifty (50) patients with clinically identified intractable plantar warts participated in an interventional randomized comparison trial held in the Dermatology and Venereology Departments of Al-Hussein University Hospital and Kobry El-Kobba Military Hospital.
Results: A comparable lack of statistical significance was observed in response, recurrence, and evaluation data as well as in demographic data when comparing the two groups.
Conclusion: Long-pulsed (1064 nm) and Q-Switched (1064 nm) Nd-YAG (1064 nm) laser systems are both safe and effective ways to treat plantar warts, particularly in individuals who cannot or will not undergo oral therapy
Keywords
Pulsed Nd-YAG Laser; Plantar Warts; Q-Switched Nd-YAG Laser
Subject Area
Dermatology
How to Cite This Article
Abd El-Aziz, Ahmed Emad El-Din; El-khalawany, Mohamed Ahmed; and Ibrahim, Shady Mahmoud Attia
(2024)
"Long Pulsed Nd-YAG Lasers versus Q Switched Nd-YAG Lasers in the treatment of recalcitrant Plantar Warts - Comparative Randomized Study,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 5:
Iss.
4, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.2359
