A Case of Primary Cutaneous Scar Infection Caused by Aspergillus niger

Vol. 26 No. 5, 2014 659 Received April 3, 2013, Revised September 9, 2013, Accepted for publication October 13, 2013 Corresponding author: Sung-Yul Lee, Department of Dermatology, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Cheonan, 31 Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 330-721, Korea. Tel: 82-41-570-2270, Fax: 82-41-570-2783, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. effects. The other advantages of using this pinhole technique with ablative lasers are that is easier to use and less expensive than the treatment modality involving pulsed dye laser, as ablative lasers are usually available in most dermatology clinics. In conclusion, the pinhole method using the erbium : YAG laser could be beneficial for treating CALMs, which have been proven difficult to treat with other methods. Furthermore, the pinhole method using the CO2 laser can be used an effective treatment alternative for telangiectasia.