Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes

Sophie Godinho Ramos; Louise Nevitte; Emma Hitchens; Polly Stevenson; Victoria Vilenchik; Charankumal Singh Thandi; Daniel Keith

doi:10.1007/s10103-026-04823-6

Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes

Sophie Godinho Ramos^*, Louise Nevitte, Emma Hitchens, Polly Stevenson, Victoria Vilenchik, Charankumal Singh Thandi, Daniel Keith

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This Letter to the Editor describes a retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma and discusses 2 year outcomes. Based on our findings of low recurrence and complication rates as well as good cosmetic outcomes, we suggest that using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy may be an effective management option for basal cell carcinomas.

Original language	English
Article number	21
Number of pages	3
Journal	Lasers in Medical Science
Volume	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-026-04823-6
Publication status	Published - 4 Feb 2026

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Godinho Ramos, S., Nevitte, L., Hitchens, E., Stevenson, P., Vilenchik, V., Singh Thandi, C., & Keith, D. (2026). Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes. Lasers in Medical Science, 41, Article 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-026-04823-6

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Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes. / Godinho Ramos, Sophie; Nevitte, Louise; Hitchens, Emma et al.
In: Lasers in Medical Science, Vol. 41, 21, 04.02.2026.

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Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes

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