{"id":4082,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/lasertreatments\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:44:05","slug":"lasertreatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/plasticsurgery\/lasertreatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-standard-black-color has-text-color\">Some benign pigmented or vascular lesions and tattoos may be amenable to LASER treatment. Other indications include the treatment of mature red scars and scarring associated with acne as well as hirsutism and other indications for hair removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LASERS are occasionally used in selected patients for the ablation of precancerous and malignant skin lesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M.A. &amp; E.M-P. 11-12-24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who to refer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any patient though likely to benefit from LASER treatment. If in doubt, a referral may be made to the Plastic Surgery service in the first instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who not to refer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patients with immature scars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients with thick lesions and \/ or suspicion of primary malignancy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients requesting LASER treatment for facial rejuvenation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to refer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Via SCI gateway to the LASER service at St John\u2019s Hospital. Paediatric patients can be seen at St John\u2019s or the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, although any treatments will be carried out at St John\u2019s where the LASERs reside.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some benign pigmented or vascular lesions and tattoos may be amenable to LASER treatment. Other indications include the treatment of mature red scars and scarring associated with acne as well as hirsutism and other indications for hair removal. LASERS are occasionally used in selected patients for the ablation of precancerous and malignant skin lesion. M.A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4310,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"class_list":["post-4082","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-lasertreatments"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/plasticsurgery\/lasertreatments\/\" rel=\"tag\">Laser Treatments<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Some benign pigmented or vascular lesions and tattoos may be amenable to LASER treatment. Other indications include the treatment of mature red scars and scarring associated with acne as well as hirsutism and other indications for hair removal. LASERS are occasionally used in selected patients for the ablation of precancerous and malignant skin lesion. 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