Long-Lasting Hypopigmentation Induced by Long-Pulsed Alexandrite Laser Photo-Epilation
| Autor: | Alejandro Camps-Fresneda, Gerardo A. Moreno‐Arias |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Long lasting medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Hair Removal law.invention law medicine Hair removal Humans Laser hair removal Alexandrite laser Hypopigmentation business.industry General Medicine Laser Phototype Surgery Arm Female medicine.symptom business Localized hypertrichosis |
| Zdroj: | Dermatologic Surgery. 29:420-422 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4725 1076-0512 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Long-lasting hypopigmentation induced by laser hair removal systems has been reported. OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinical aspects of a female Caucasian that developed long-lasting hypopigmentation in the arms and forearms after photodepilation with a long-pulsed alexandrite laser. METHOD A 29-year-old Caucasian female (phototype III) with localized hypertrichosis in the upper limbs was submitted to long-pulsed alexandrite laser-assisted hair removal. One treatment session was done with these laser parameters: a pulse width of 2 ms, a spot of 7 mm, and fluence energy of 18 J/cm2. RESULTS The patient developed long-lasting hypopigmentation (more than 6 months) in the arms and forearms after a single treatment session of photodepilation. CONCLUSION Long-pulsed alexandrite laser may induce reversible melanocyte suppression and long-lasting hypopigmentation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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