Surgical debulking of eyelid and anterior orbital plexiform neurofibromas by means of the carbon dioxide laser

Roger A. Dailey; Scot A. Sullivan; John L. Wobig

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00454-2

Surgical debulking of eyelid and anterior orbital plexiform neurofibromas by means of the carbon dioxide laser

Roger A. Dailey, Scot A. Sullivan, John L. Wobig

Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE: To present the carbon dioxide laser as an effective tool for surgical debulking of eyelid and orbital neurofibromas. METHOD: Two patients with neurofibromatosis underwent surgical debulking of their eyelid and orbital plexiform neurofibromas by means of the carbon dioxide laser. RESULTS: Acceptable cosmetic results were obtained with the removal of eyelid and orbital neurofibromas with improved hemostasis and minimal destruction of surrounding tissue when compared with conventional methods of removal. CONCLUSIONS: The carbon dioxide laser may allow significant improvement in the removal of plexiform neurofibromas. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	117-119
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	130
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00454-2
State	Published - Jul 2000

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