Study demonstrates success using a combination of surgical, laser, and topical and intralesional therapies.
Wausau, WI (July 14, 2021) – Complex vascular malformations, including capillary and venous malformations, are highly resistant to single modality treatment with vascular lasers. Combination multimodality therapy with surgical debulking, laser technologies,
and topical and injection therapies may improve outcomes in nodular hypertrophic and mixed complex vascular malformations; however, there is a paucity of data reporting specific combinations of these treatments.
In the clinical report, “Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Complex Vascular Lesions, authors Mitchell Herold, MD and Gerald Goldberg, MD look at 15 cases of complex vascular malformations treated with novel combinations of these
modalities.
This study, published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM), the official journal of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS), was selected as the July 2021 Editor’s Choice.
“Complex and hypertrophic vascular malformations are functionally debilitating and cosmetically distressing to patients,” said Herold. “We aim to share our approach and techniques for treating a series of patients with combinations of
debulking surgical procedures, vascular and ablative lasers, and topical and intralesional vascular therapies with excellent results which may improve treatment outcomes for future patients.”
These combination therapies appear to be synergistic and complementary, providing an improved overall result and reaching optimal treatment endpoints with fewer treatment sessions and an excellent safety profile.
Mitchell Herold attended the University of Florida for both undergraduate studies in microbiology and cell science and medical school, where he graduated with honors in research. He completed his residency internship with the University of Central Florida
and is currently completing dermatology residency at the University of Arizona.
Editor’s Choice is an exclusive article published in LSM, the official journal of the ASLMS. View the complete manuscript.
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