Skin Rejuvenation Using Intense Pulsed Light | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Objective  To evaluate efficacy and adverse effects of intense pulsed light rejuvenation in a homogeneous group of patients.

Design  Randomized controlled split-face trial.

Setting  University dermatology department.

Patients  Thirty-two female volunteers with Fitzpatrick skin type I through III and class I or II rhytids.

Interventions  Subjects were randomized to 3 intense pulsed light treatments at 1-month intervals or to no treatment of right or left sides of the face.

Main Outcome Measures  Primary end points were skin texture and rhytids. Secondary end points were telangiectasia, irregular pigmentation, and adverse effects. Efficacy was evaluated by patient self-assessments and by blinded clinical and photographic evaluations up to 9 months after final treatment. Adverse effects were assessed clinically and by noninvasive skin reflectance measurements...