Hair removal with intense pulsed light / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the hair-removal effect of intense pulsed light (IPL).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The unwanted hairs were removed with ELITE plus IPL. The treatment took 3 - 5 procedures, with an interval of over 2 months. 341 patients underwent the treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the patients were well tolerant without anesthesia. The unwanted hairs were wholly removed after 3 - 5 procedures. After operation, routine cleaning and make-up were allowed and bandaging was not necessary. There were blister in 3 cases and infection in 1 case. No pigmentation and scarring happened. Following-up of 3 - 6 months showed steady results with less regeneration of very thin and soft hair.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>IPL is an ideal hair-removal method because of the credible effect, simple operation, rapid treatment and no serious complications.</p>