Diode Laser for Hemangioma Treatment: A Case Report

Javad  Sarabadani; Armaghan  Salehi; Ali  Labafchi

doi:10.18502/jcr.v12i1.19674

Javad Sarabadani Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Armaghan Salehi Student Research Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ali Labafchi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v12i1.19674

Keywords: Hemangioma; Lasers; Semiconductor; Vascular malformation.

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.