The use of the Er:YAG 2940nm laser associated with amorolfine lacquer in the treatment of onychomycosis

• Main Authors: Orlando Oliveira de Morais (Author), Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa (Author), Ciro Martins Gomes (Author), Dayane Higa Shinzato (Author), Guilherme Marreta Cavalcanti Ayres (Author), Rayane Marques Cardoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Onychomycosis is a common disease, accounting for up to 50% of all ungual pathologies. We have been developing a clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01528813) using a 2940nm Er:YAG laser to fractionally ablate human nails in vivo, aiming to increase topical amorolfine lacquer delivery to the nail...