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Clinical Application of Intense Pulsed Light Therapy and Radio Frequency for Treatment of Ocular Surface Diseases
Published on: July 3, 2025
[Hair removal with intense pulsed light (IPL) for hairy skin grafts]
Meng-Hua Huo1, Li-Ying Yao, Guo-Zhang Chen
1Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the hair-removal effect of IPL for hairy skin grafts.
Methods:
10 patients with hairy skin grafts were treated with IPL (ELITEplus) for hair removal 3 to 5 times at intervals of 2 months. The patients received IPL(610 - 1 000 nm) with spot size of 10 mm x 50 mm, pulse width of 5 msec with a delay of 2 - 20 msec, fluence of 30 - 38.3 J/cm2 .
Results:
The treatment was well tolerated with no need of anesthesia in all the patients. The hairs were removed completely after 3 to 5 treatments. The treated site could be washed as usual with no need of dressing. There was no blister, infection, hyperpigmentation and scarring. Only vellus were existed during the follow-up period of 6 - 12 months.
Conclusions:
IPL is a safe and reliable method to remove unwanted hair on skin grafts. It can be easily performed with a lower complication.
