Achieving esthetic improvement in a rare case of facial blaschko-linear lichen planus using 1064 nm Q-switched neodymium: Yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser and microneedling pen
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Lichen planus (LP) affects between 0.5 and 1% of the population. Linear LP accounts for <0.2% of LP cases. Linear LP of the face is even rarer, with only a handful of cases. Linear facial LP follows Blaschko’s lines, usually along the mandible, has follicular localization and leaves long-standing pigmentation and atrophy. There is a paucity of data for the treatment of LP esthetic sequelae, more so for facial linear LP in darker skin types with atrophy. Most treatments are attempted to stabilize the spreading of the disease and limit its progression but do not successfully address esthetic pigmentation and atrophy. Our case is an Indian woman with isolated facial linear LP clinically who was successfully treated for esthetic sequelae with 1064 nm Q-switched neodymium: Yttrium-aluminiumgarnet laser and microneedling pen without relapse even after 1 year.
Authors: Punit Saraogi, Shruthi Pavana Janardhanan
Language: English
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409599761