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Abstract
A new treatment for venous lakes () has been devised using an infrared coagulator. The solid light guide with its sapphire cap enables the ectatic vessels to be compressed prior to coagulation, minimising the energy required to destroy the vessels. We have successfully treated 10 lesions with a pulse duration of 1.125 seconds.
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© 1987 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
