Maier 2012.
Methods | Randomised trial |
Participants | 182 infants (55 males/127 females) with 1 (n = 124) or several (n = 58) superficial haemangiomas in the early progressive or the indifferent phase with a maximum diameter of 30 mm Age: unclear Sex: unclear Country: unclear |
Interventions | Pulsed dye laser (n = 70), cryotherapy (n = 54), and observation (n = 58) |
Outcomes | Authors defined the following evaluation criteria: complete remission, partial remission, stop of growth, progression; blistering, crust, scar, hypo‐ or hyperpigmentation. Furthermore, there was a grading of the cosmetic appearance of the vascular tumour by the children's parents: 1 (cosmetically acceptable) to 4 (cosmetically not acceptable). |
Notes | Abstract |