Adjunctive treatment of XXXX with @entity3971 chemical peel.

@entity1 @entity1184 @entity75 @entity8205 @entity3971 @entity299 @entity3554
The purpose of this study was a retrospective evaluation of the treatment of @entity8205 using the @entity3971 chemical peel technique. @entity1 were treated with standard Baker formula in the operating room under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation with continuous electrocardiogram monitoring. A total of 20 @entity1 were reviewed (13 @entity1 and 7 @entity1 , mean age 3.8 years). Eight @entity1 had nevi located on the face, five @entity1 had @entity75 , and three @entity1 had lesions on the thighs. Two @entity1 had nevi located on both the face and the trunk, and two @entity1 had involvement of the face, trunk, and thigh. Three of the above @entity1 had the classic "bathing trunk" distribution of the nevi. A test area was peeled in four @entity1 , and in five @entity1 preoperative biopsies were performed to rule out malignancy before initiation of therapy. An average of 2.6 treatments were performed per @entity1 . Two @entity1 had adjunctive dermabrasion to increase the depth of peel and to contour surface irregularities. The length of follow-up ranged from 6 to 84 months with a mean of 28 months. Healing of the wounds occurred within 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively. Seventy-five percent of @entity1 had satisfactory cosmetic improvement in the appearance of the lesions following treatment. Four @entity1 had recurrence of the pigmentation after an initial lightening response, three of whom had their nevi subsequently excised. There was no incidence of @entity1184 scarring or @entity299 . There was one death from complications of @entity3554 . Chemical peeling of @entity8205 is an acceptable alternative method of therapy for those lesions that are too large for excision and primary closure or for lesions in which excision would result in unacceptable scars in areas such as the face.
