Carbon dioxide laser treatment of facial papilloma in children: case report and literature review

To investigate the feasibility of using a carbon dioxide(CO₂) laser in the treatment of facial papilloma in children and to evaluate its curative effect and prognosis.

A case of pediatric facial papilloma treated with a CO₂ laser was reported, and the effects of this disease and CO₂ laser treatment were reviewed and analyzed in combination with the literature.

Under general anesthesia, the lesion tissue of the left lip was excised for pathological biopsy, and the diagnosis was maxillofacial papilloma. The lesions were surgically ablated in stages with a CO₂ laser, and erythromycin ointment was applied to the surgical incision after surgery. A total of three rounds of CO₂ laser treatment were performed for 3 treatment courses. The child had no complications during or after the operation, the facial appearance was significantly improved, and there was no sign of recurrence during the 6-month follow-up. A literature review showed that CO₂ lasers have been widely used in the excision of various surface lesions. In clinical practice, continuous CO₂ laser with power of 10-50 W and wavelength of 10.6 μm is used to treat superficial tissue lesions, which can achieve accurate vaporization resection of diseased tissue, less bleeding and a good prognosis.

CO₂ laser was accurate and minimally invasive for the removal of facial papilloma in children.