Hair removal with intense pulsed light (IPL) for hairy skin grafts / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the hair-removal effect of IPL for hairy skin grafts.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>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 .</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>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.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>IPL is a safe and reliable method to remove unwanted hair on skin grafts. It can be easily performed with a lower complication.</p>