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Effects of intense pulsed light on sun-damaged human skin, routine, and ultrastructural analysis
Victor G Prieto1, Neil S Sadick, Josep Lloreta
1Department of Pathology, UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Background And Objective:
New, non-ablative methods can be used in skin rejuvenation. Histologic analysis of non-ablative IPL effects on facial, sun-damaged skin.
Study Design/Materials And Methods:
Five female subjects, wrinkle class I or II and Fitzpatrick skin types I, II, and III. IPL treatment: once monthly, 560-nm cut-off filters, spot size 8x35 mm, 28-36 J/cm. Routine histology or electron microscopy on 2-mm punches, before treatment and then 1 week, 3 months, and 12 months.
Results:
Pre-treatment specimens contained solar elastosis and perifollicular lymphoid infiltrates. Collagen and elastic fibers appeared unaffected by treatment. At 1-week, Demodex organisms appeared coagulated.
Conclusions:
Under these conditions, IPL induces minimal morphologic changes in mildly sun-damaged skin. Some esthetic improvement may be secondary to clearing of Demodex organisms and reduction of associated lymphocytic infiltrate.