Assessment of Telangiectasias Improvement and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Pulsed Dye Laser

This study focuses on breast cancer survivors who have telangiectasias, which are small dilated blood vessels, on their radiated breast skin. The goal is to understand how the appearance of these telangiectasias, when improved by pulsed dye laser treatment, impacts the overall well-being of the patients. The study is important as it aims to enhance our understanding of how patients feel about the long-term effects of radiation on their skin, potentially leading to improved care and quality of life for breast cancer survivors. Patients participating in this study will undergo a series of treatments with a pulsed dye laser. This laser targets red blood vessels and delivers heat, causing the telangiectasias to shrink and become less noticeable. It has been safely used to treat telangiectasias on the skin of patients who received radiation for breast cancer. Throughout the study, patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their feelings towards the telangiectasias, their radiated skin, and how it affects their daily lives. The questionnaire will be given at every visit. The improvement in the appearance of the patients' radiated skin will also be compared to their responses to the questionnaire. The primary outcome of the study is to evaluate the quality of life in breast cancer survivors with chronic radiation-induced telangiectasias who are undergoing pulsed dye laser treatment, using two pre-existing validated scales, the Skindex-16 and BREAST-Q.