Yun Ho Lee
Resident in Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, South Korea
Title: Clinical Study of Idiopathic Onychodystrophy Treated with 1064 nm Picosecond Nd:YAG Laser
Biography
Biography: Yun Ho Lee
Abstract
27 patients (13 males and 14 females, mean age 46.7 ± 15.7 years) were analyzed. A total of 151 nails, consisting of 105 finger nails and 46 toe nails, were treated with a 1064 nm PSNY. The mean treatment session was 7.5 ± 4.2. After receiving a 1064nm PSNY laser therapy, 16 patients (59 %) showed more than 50 % improvement. There were no serious adverse events associated with the treatment during follow-up period. Idiopathic onychodystrophy successfully treated with a 1064nm PSNY laser. This device offers a new and potentially therapeutic modality for the patients with idiopathic onychodystrophy.