Treatment of the Portwine Stain with Dermabrasion and Dermal Overgraft: A Clinical Experience.

Kwon,  Oh Kyoung; Yu,  Hyun Jae; Lee,  Jong Wook; Jang,  Young Chul; Oh,  Suk Joon

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2002;8(2):139-142.
Published online September 1, 2002.

Treatment of the Portwine Stain with Dermabrasion and Dermal Overgraft: A Clinical Experience.

Oh Kyoung Kwon, Hyun Jae Yu, Jong Wook Lee, Young Chul Jang, Suk Joon Oh

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. jwlpsdoc@yahoo.co.kr

Abstract

Portwine stains(PWSs) are congenital vascular malformations, commonly found in the face, caused by progressively ectactic postcapillary venules of the superficial vascular plexus. They are reported to occur in 0.3% of newborn, and depending on the location and size, they may lead to psychosocial complications. Recently, with the advent of the lasers, ruby, dye, argon and CO2 lasers have been used for the treatment of PWSs. However, the results are variable and unpredictable. We present a case of congenital hemifacial PWS treating with dermabrasion and overgraft with very thin split-thickness skin rather than laser therapy. We achieved good result by using this method.

Key Words: Portwine stain, Dermabrasion, Dermal overgraft