Comparison of improvement of peri-orbital rhytides and patient's satisfaction treated by intense pulse light, Elos and activeFXTM fractional CO2 laser / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the improvement of peri-orbita rhytides and the patients' satisfaction treated by intense pulse light, Elos and activeFXTM fractional CO2 laser. Methods Two groups of the study were conducted. In first group, 42 volunteers in the hospital were enrolled. All were took photos to evaluate the peri-orbita rhytides by the physician before and one month after activeFX? treatment. Doctors and volunteers evaluated the improvement of peri-orbita rhytides and satisfaction together. In second group, a retrospective study was conducted, in which 40 patients were treated with intense pulse light, and other 40 patients treated with Elos in 2006-2007. Their improvements were analyzed through comparison of their photos before and one month after treatment, and the satisfaction was also evaluated. All data were analysed by SPSS10. 0. Results ActiveFXTM fractional CO2 laser is better than other two techniques for improving peri-orbita rhytides, and patients were more satisfied with this technology. Conclusion The improvement of peri-orbita rhytides and satisfaction treated by activeFXTM is higher than intense pulse light and Elos techniques.