Diode Laser for Hemangioma Treatment: A Case Report
Abstract
Blood vessel defects or endothelial proliferation can cause vascular lesions. Capillary hemangiomas are produced in a connective tissue stroma by small capillaries surrounded by a layer of endothelial cells. Numerous procedures, including excisional surgery, sclerotherapy, and laser irradiation, are used to treat these conditions. This study presents a clinical case of surgical removal of a hemangioma in the buccal mucous membrane using a defocused irradiation mode of a diode laser. A 47-year-old woman with a purple lesion in the mucous membrane of the right cheek was referred to Jihad Dental Clinic. The Diode laser, with a wavelength of 980nm, was selected for treating the lesion in defocused mode at an output power of 2.5 W in continuous mode. In surgery, no bleeding was observed, which provided the surgeon with better vision and resulted in a minimally invasive procedure. Due to fewer postoperative complications, using laser diodes in the treatment of oral hemangioma as a conservative approach, and providing simple surgical procedures with minimal side effects, may be beneficial to both patients and doctors. Keywords: Hemangioma; Lasers; Semiconductor; Vascular malformation.
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20. Kilinc E, Rothrock J, Migliorati E, Drukteinis S, Roshkind DM, Bradley P. Potential surface alteration effects of laser-assisted periodontal surgery on existing dental restorations. Quintessence Int. 2012;43(5):387-95.
2. Genovese WJ, dos Santos MT, Faloppa F, de Souza Merli LA. The use of surgical diode laser in oral hemangioma: a case report. Photomed Laser Surg. 2010;28(1):147-51.
3. Enzinger FM, Weiss SW, Goldblum JR. Soft tissue tumors: Mosby St. Louis; 1988.
4. Donnelly LF, Adams DM, Bisset GS, 3rd. Vascular malformations and hemangiomas: a practical approach in a multidisciplinary clinic. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000;174(3):597-608.
5. Ethunandan M, Mellor TK. Haemangiomas and vascular malformations of the maxillofacial region--a review. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006;44(4):263-72.
6. McCuaig CC, Dubois J, Powell J, Belleville C, David M, Rousseau E, et al. A phase II, open-label study of the efficacy and safety of imiquimod in the treatment of superficial and mixed infantile hemangioma. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009;26(2):203-12.
7. Waner M, Suen JY, Dinehart S. Treatment of hemangiomas of the head and neck. Laryngoscope. 1992;102(10):1123-32.
8. Buckmiller LM, Richter GT, Suen JY. Diagnosis and management of hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck. Oral Dis. 2010;16(5):405-18.
9. Zheng JW, Zhou Q, Yang XJ, Wang YA, Fan XD, Zhou GY, et al. Treatment guideline for hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck. Head Neck. 2010;32(8):1088-98.
10. Kobayashi K, Nakao K, Kishishita S, Tamaruya N, Monobe H, Saito K, et al. Vascular malformations of the head and neck. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2013;40(1):89-92.
11. Sexton J, O'hare D. Simplified treatment of vascular lesions using the argon laser. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 1993;51(1):12-6.
12. Yoshikawa F, Nishiyama T, Sakuda M. Pedunculated cavernous hemangioma. A case report. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1993;75(6):688-9.
13. Kreisner PE, Viegas, V.N., Pereira, A.C.L., Pagnoncelli, R.M. Surgical excision of buccal hemangioma with laser of Nd-YAG. Rev. Fac. Odontol. Porto Alegre. 45:39–42. 2004.
14. Fekrazad R, Am Kalhori K, Chiniforush N. Defocused irradiation mode of diode laser for conservative treatment of oral hemangioma. J Lasers Med Sci. 2013;4(3):147-50.
15. Rao G, Tripthi P, Srinivasan K. Haemostatic effect of CO2 laser over excision of an intraoral hemangioma. Int J Laser Dent. 2012;2(3):74-7.
16. Suter VG, Altermatt HJ, Sendi P, Mettraux G, Bornstein MM. CO2 and diode laser for excisional biopsies of oral mucosal lesions. A pilot study evaluating clinical and histopathological parameters. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 2010;120(8):664-71.
17. McCaffrey TV, Cortese DA. Neodymium:YAG laser treatment of subglottic hemangioma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986;94(3):382-4.
18. Genovese WJ. Laser of Low Intensity. Therapeutic Applications in Dentistry. Sa ̃o Paulo: Santos. 2007.
19. Ferri E, Armato E. Diode laser microsurgery for treatment of Tis and T1 glottic carcinomas. Am J Otolaryngol. 2008;29(2):101-5.
20. Kilinc E, Rothrock J, Migliorati E, Drukteinis S, Roshkind DM, Bradley P. Potential surface alteration effects of laser-assisted periodontal surgery on existing dental restorations. Quintessence Int. 2012;43(5):387-95.
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Sarabadani J, Salehi A, Labafchi A. Diode Laser for Hemangioma Treatment: A Case Report. J Craniomaxillofac Res. 2025;12(1):57-60.
