Twenty Years of Clinical Experience with a New Modality of Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy for Port Wine Stains

BACKGROUND
Port wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary malformations of the skin and are difficult to treat without scarring. Since January 1991, our group has performed a new modality of vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) for PWS treatment.


OBJECTIVE
To summarize our clinical experiences with vascular-targeted PDT for PWS at Chinese PLA General Hospital.


METHODS AND MATERIALS
Our group has collected and reviewed retrospective clinical research data of vascular-targeted PDT for treating PWS since January 1991.


RESULTS
Clinical studies showed that vascular-targeted PDT is an effective treatment for all types of PWS. Repetitive treatment ...

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