Clinical Trial: Fractional / Pixel CO2 Laser Treatment of Vulvar Atrophy and Lichen Sclerosus

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Fractional / Pixel CO2 Laser Treatment of Vulvar Atrophy and Lichen Sclerosus

Brief Summary: The study will examine the effects of fractional/pixel CO2 laser treatment in vaginal atrophy and in vulvar lichen sclerosus by means of histological and immuno-histochemical characterization of the epithelial layers and markers of tissue aging. The tissue characterization will be performed by biopsies of the vaginal or vulvar tissue at three different points of time: prior to treatment, two weeks after the third and last treatment, and one year after the last treatment.