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https://read.qxmd.com/read/24947702/second-degree-burns-on-skin-marked-for-photoepilation-the-need-for-white-pencil-use-in-cutaneous-marking
#21
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sang Ju Lee, In Kwon Yeo, Kui Young Park, Seong Jun Seo
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23815356/second-degree-burn-within-a-tattoo-after-intense-pulsed-light-epilation
#22
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stefan Riml, Lorenz Larcher, Martin Grohmann, Peter Kompatscher
The use of high energy light sources [laser, intense pulsed light (IPL)] is booming in aesthetic surgery. A trend, especially concerning usage of photoepilation in cosmetic institutes, is detectable. Photoepilation works through selective photothermolysis, by heating the chromophore melanin within the hair follicles. We present a case impressionably demonstrating that high-energy light demands profound knowledge of its mechanism of action, and can cause severe harm in absence of basic knowledge. Photoepilation is a balancing act between maximal therapeutic effect and minimal side effect risk...
August 2013: Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23278132/photoepilation-with-a-diode-laser-vs-intense-pulsed-light-a-randomized-intrapatient-left-to-right-trial
#23
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
A Klein, S Steinert, W Baeumler, M Landthaler, P Babilas
BACKGROUND: Safe and efficient options for removing unwanted hair are in great demand. Laser devices and intense pulsed light (IPL) sources are the most commonly used treatment modalities. Yet, only a few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing laser and IPL devices are available, and RCTs with long-term results are missing from the literature. OBJECTIVES: To compare the safety and long-term efficacy of diode lasers (DL) and IPL sources for axillary hair removal, we conducted an intrapatient, left-to-right, assessor-blinded and controlled trial...
June 2013: British Journal of Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23159187/long-term-removal-of-unwanted-hair-using-light
#24
REVIEW
Soodabeh Zandi, Harvey Lui
Laser (or light) hair removal, also referred to as photoepilation, is the most commonly used laser or light-based cosmetic medical procedure. The extended theory of selective photothermolysis is the basic principle for destruction of hair follicles using light. In this type of laser application the chromophore is follicular melanin. Several types of lasers and light sources have been effective for hair reduction, including the ruby, alexandrite, diode, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers and broadband, intense pulsed light sources...
January 2013: Dermatologic Clinics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22955640/mathematical-modeling-of-the-optimum-pulse-structure-for-safe-and-effective-photo-epilation-using-broadband-pulsed-light
#25
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caerwyn Ash, Kelvin Donne, Gwenaelle Daniel, Godfrey Town, Marc Clement, Ronan Valentine
The objective of this work is the investigation of intense pulsed light (IPL) photoepilation using Monte Carlo simulation to model the effect of the output dosimetry with millisecond exposure used by typical commercial IPL systems. The temporal pulse shape is an important parameter, which may affect the biological tissue response in terms of efficacy and adverse reactions. This study investigates the effect that IPL pulse structures, namely free discharge, square pulse, close, and spaced pulse stacking, has on hair removal...
September 6, 2012: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22398224/alopecia-a-review-of-laser-and-light-therapies
#26
REVIEW
Sophia Rangwala, Rashid M Rashid
Since the 1980s, laser technology has become increasingly popular to treat a variety of cutaneous conditions. Its successful use as an epilator comes with the rare but interesting side effect of paradoxical hypertrichosis. In this review, we summarize cases describing hair growth after photoepilation, as well as studies testing laser and light sources as treatment for alopecia, particularly androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. We also discuss the possible biologic mechanisms by which phototherapy induces hair regeneration...
February 15, 2012: Dermatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/21083703/objective-evaluation-of-photoepilation-by-phototrichogram
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Beom-Joon Kim, Mi-Hyang Kim, Jun-Kyu Oh, Yong-Kwan Rho, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jee-Woong Choi, Sang-Woong Youn, Kyoung-Chan Park, Chang-Hun Huh
Photoepilation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures. However, there has been no objective method to evaluate the efficacy of hair removal. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of photoepilation more objectively using a phototrichogram method. Thirteen young, healthy, female volunteers were enrolled in this study. At initial work-up, semi-permanent tattoos were marked in both axillae of all the volunteers and hair variables were evaluated by phototrichogram and digital camera. Intense pulsed light-assisted photoepilations were performed in both axillae of the volunteers twice at 4-week intervals...
December 2010: Journal of Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/20737130/-new-approach-to-photoepilation-diode-laser-with-shr-super-hair-removal-compared-to-alexandrite-laser
#28
COMPARATIVE STUDY
S Hammes, H M Ockenfels, H-R Metelmann, C Raulin, S Karsai
BACKGROUND: Photoepilation has been an essential field of application of dermatologic laser therapy for many years. The present article evaluates whether the use of a new operation mode of a long-pulsed diode laser can be effective, nearly painless, with few side effects and independent of the skin type. To this aim, its use has been compared to an established method of photoepilation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a controlled prospective study with 18 (♀=12, ♂=6) patients aged between 22 and 58 years, the effects of photoepilation with the long-pulsed alexandrite laser and the long-pulsed diode laser, operated in the Super Hair Removal mode (SHR), were compared...
October 2010: Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift Für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und Verwandte Gebiete
https://read.qxmd.com/read/19807827/photoepilation-with-variable-pulsed-light-in-non-facial-body-areas-evaluation-of-efficacy-and-safety
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
G Holzer, H Nahavandi, R Neumann, R Knobler
BACKGROUND: Variable Pulsed Light (VPL) is a new intensity pulse light (IPL) system. We evaluated VPL for safety and long-term efficacy in non-facial hair removal. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Variable Pulsed Light [VPL System (Energist Limited, UK), 610-950 nm] system was used for the removal of unwanted non-facial dark pigmented body hair in 42 volunteers (40 females, two males, age: 18-43 years, mean: 30.4 +/- 7.4 years) with Fitzpatrick skin phototype (SPT) II (33...
May 2010: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18844711/medical-treatment-of-hirsutism
#30
REVIEW
Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Susanne Hahn
Hirsutism is usually the result of an underlying adrenal, ovarian, or central endocrine abnormality mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome but may also be idiopathic or drug induced. The aim of medical treatment of hirsutism is to rectify any causal hormonal balance, slow down or stop excessive hair growth, and improve the aesthetic appearance of hirsutism, thereby positively affecting the patient's quality of life. Today, for the majority of women, a monotherapy with oral contraceptives that have antiandrogenic activity is recommended as a first-line treatment for hirsutism...
September 2008: Dermatologic Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18798296/temporary-hair-removal-by-low-fluence-photoepilation-histological-study-on-biopsies-and-cultured-human-hair-follicles
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Guido F Roosen, Gillian E Westgate, Mike Philpott, Paul J M Berretty, Tom A M Nuijs, Peter Bjerring
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We have recently shown that repeated low fluence photoepilation (LFP) with intense pulsed light (IPL) leads to effective hair removal, which is fully reversible. Contrary to permanent hair removal treatments, LFP does not induce severe damage to the hair follicle. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of LFP on the structure and the physiology of the hair follicle. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single pulses of IPL with a fluence of 9 J/cm(2) and duration of 15 milliseconds were applied to one lower leg of 12 female subjects, followed by taking a single biopsy per person, either immediately, or after 3 or 7 days...
October 2008: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18713228/combination-of-short-and-long-pulsed-mode-of-electro-optical-synergy-technology-for-photoepilation-a-retrospective-study-with-short-and-long-term-follow-up
#32
JOURNAL ARTICLE
S Karsai, L Schmitt, C Raulin, S Hammes
BACKGROUND: The dual-energy technology of ELOS showed promising results for photoepilation of dark as well as blond and white hairs; however, only few studies exist on this topic. Objective To assess the short- and long-term effect of an electro-optical synergy device for photoepilation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out a retrospective study on 24 patients with unwanted facial hair. Each area was treated consecutively with two passes using a combined-energy system [intense pulsed light (680-980 nm)/bipolar radiofrequency]...
January 2009: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18629677/paradoxical-hypertrichosis-and-terminal-hair-change-after-intense-pulsed-light-hair-removal-therapy
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammad Radmanesh
BACKGROUND: Although complications such as blister formation, erosion, and post-inflammatory hypo- and hyperpigmentation are well-known side effects of intense pulsed light (IPL) photoepilation, little is known about the paradoxical hypertrichosis after therapy. OBJECTIVE: To report the paradoxically increased hair density and coarseness after IPL photoepilation. METHODS: Within a period of 23 months, a total of 991 hirsute female patients were treated with IPL for photoepilation...
2009: Journal of Dermatological Treatment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18626571/intense-pulsed-light-photoepilation-in-hirsute-women-the-role-of-obesity
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Francesca R Grippaudo, Matteo Angelini, Maria Rosaria Chiossi, Vincenzo Toscano
Intense pulsed light (IPL) has shown diverse results in hair clearance related to treatment protocols or skin phototype. Hirsutism may be due to endocrine disease, as in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), both of which conditions may be associated with obesity. Obesity complicates the metabolic pattern, particularly in terms of insulin resistance, which may worsen the clinical condition of hirsutism. This study evaluated the role of obesity in photoepilation, comparing the clinical efficacy, long-term hair reduction and patient satisfaction in 40 hirsute women with PCOS or CAH, either obese (n = 20) or of normal weight (n = 20)...
May 2009: Lasers in Medical Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18443500/self-reported-outcome-after-diode-laser-hair-removal
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
James E Zins, Mohammed Alghoul, Andrea Moreira Gonzalez, Patricia Strumble
BACKGROUND: Laser-assisted photoepilation has become the procedure of choice for permanent hair reduction. Our purpose was to evaluate patient satisfaction with the procedure using a diode-laser system. METHOD: A self-administered survey was mailed to 220 patients who underwent treatment between 2000 and 2004. These questions addressed the area treated, number of treatments received, postprocedure hair density, and overall satisfaction. RESULTS: Of 220 patients, 114 (52%) completed the survey...
March 2008: Annals of Plastic Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18254814/photoepilation-a-growing-trend-in-laser-assisted-cosmetic-dermatology
#36
REVIEW
Keyvan Nouri, Voraphol Vejjabhinanta, Shalu S Patel, Anita Singh
Excess hair is an age-old condition plaguing both men and women alike, of all races. Conditions such as hirsutism or hypertrichosis, procedures that involve grafted donor sites, transsexual transformations from male to female, and genetics are all responsible for excess or unwanted hair. Previous options for people seeking to remove or lessen the presence of hair have either been painful or resulted in short-term hair removal. With the recent advent of laser technology, hair removal has been added to the many capabilities of the new generation nonablative lasers and light systems...
March 2008: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18252793/evaluation-and-treatment-of-hirsutism-in-premenopausal-women-an-endocrine-society-clinical-practice-guideline
#37
REVIEW
Kathryn A Martin, R Jeffrey Chang, David A Ehrmann, Lourdes Ibanez, Rogerio A Lobo, Robert L Rosenfield, Jerry Shapiro, Victor M Montori, Brian A Swiglo
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to develop clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of hirsutism in premenopausal women. PARTICIPANTS: The Task Force was composed of a chair, selected by the Clinical Guidelines Subcommittee (CGS) of The Endocrine Society, six additional experts, two methodologists, and a medical writer. The Task Force received no corporate funding or remuneration. EVIDENCE: Systematic reviews of available evidence were used to formulate the key treatment and prevention recommendations...
April 2008: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/18224296/-photoepilation-state-of-the-art
#38
REVIEW
R W Gansel
The field of dermatological laser medicine consists of four main areas: therapy for blood vessels, therapy for pigmented lesions, ablation of tissue, and photoepilation. The first tests were carried out in 1993, and since 1996 there has been a growing demand for "permanent hair removal." This strong demand and the rapid development of devices call for extensive knowledge in terms of current technical innovation or affirmation of proven procedures. This article gives a general survey of the different systems that can be used for "permanent hair removal" [ruby laser, alexandrite laser, diode, Nd:YAG laser, so-called intense pulsed light (IPL) systems, and combined radio frequency/IPL systems], including their inherent advantages and disadvantages...
February 2008: Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift Für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und Verwandte Gebiete
https://read.qxmd.com/read/17760596/mechanisms-of-laser-hair-removal-could-persistent-photoepilation-induce-vitiligo-or-defects-in-wound-repair
#39
REVIEW
Klaus Sellheyer
BACKGROUND: Current laser hair removal modalities achieve a long-term but not persistent (irreversible) hair loss. OBJECTIVE: This review highlights the mechanisms of the current laser hair removal technology and explores possible side effects. METHODS: The literature is reviewed. RESULTS: The hair shaft plays a key role in the mechanisms underlying current photoepilation procedures by acting as a vector for heat transfer...
September 2007: Dermatologic Surgery: Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et Al.]
https://read.qxmd.com/read/17667111/diode-laser-induced-uveitis-and-visual-field-defect
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amber Sheikh, William Hodge, Stuart Coupland
A 38-year-old woman underwent periocular photoepilation of upper eyelids with protective lenses. As a result of the procedure, the patient developed uveitis and a visual field defect. It is recommended that patients who wish to undergo this procedure be informed of its potential side effects.
July 2007: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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