What is the best laser treatment to remove syringomas? (photo)

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Surgical removal with electrocautery or ablative lasers like the CO2 or Erbium-Yag are all excellent options. The scarring risk of such procedures is higher in Asian skin and hence it is my preference to remove them over a few sessions (depending of course on the number of actual lesions). I will also usually suggest a test spot for the procedure to see how the skin heals, before attempting removal on a larger scale.

I would suggest looking for an experienced physician who has a good treatment plan instead for a proper skin consult. Most laser options for this type of lesion is quite similar. The Erbium-Yag laser may offer some small benefit because of the minimal heating and the theoretically higher safety profile. Hope this helps!

Ablative lasers such as the CO2 or Erbium-YAG can be used to remove syringomas. Usually 1-2 sessions are required. However, unfortunately syringomas are likely to recur.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Dr David Deng

The best laser is CO2 laser. Don't bother with electrocautery for deep issues like syringoma as the damage is less precise and therefore more collateral damage.

Superficial lumps like skin tags on the other hand can easily be done by both electrocautery and CO2 laser without any scarring as well.

Your photo may actually be sebaceous hyperplasia, instead of syringoma but this is more for academic purpose as the photo is quite blur. But the gold standard is still CO2 laser.

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