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Nonablative treatment of rhytids with intense pulsed light
Author(s) -
Goldberg David J.,
Cutler Kenneth B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(2000)26:2<196::aid-lsm10>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - intense pulsed light , ablative case , ablation , light source , medicine , dermatology , chemistry , biomedical engineering , surgery , optics , radiation therapy , physics
Background and Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and complication rate of a nonablative nonlaser light source in the treatment of rhytids. Laser resurfacing, in the treatment of facial rhytids, has involved ablative methods, with their associated complications and limitations. Rhytid improvement requires dermal collagen remodeling. Interest has begun to focus on the use of wavelengths that preserve the epidermis but deliver enough energy to promote rhytid improvement. Study Design/Materials and Methods Thirty subjects with class I–II rhytids and Fitzpatrick skin types I–II were treated with up to four treatments with an intense pulsed light source. Subjects were evaluated 6 months after the final treatment. Results Twenty‐five subjects showed some improvement in the quality of skin. No subjects were found to have total resolution of rhytids. Conclusion Nonlaser intense pulsed light may effectively improve some facial rhytids. Such improvement can occur without epidermal ablation. Lasers Surg. Med. 26:196–200, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.