The Effect on Telangiectasias of the Nose with a Novel Intense Pulsed Light Source as Evaluated with Randomly Selected Half-side Treatment

Different lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) sources have been used over the last years to achieve reduction of facial telangiectasias. Multiple studies have shown IPL to be effective using subjective assessment of results, and one study has also shown long-term effects as judged by photos and patient self-assessment.. For the purpose of getting an objectice evaluation of the effect of IPL on telangiectasias, this single-blind study was undertaken where one half of the nose was randomly choosen for treatment and the other half served as control. With a protocol of three treatments one week apart and evaluation one week after the last treatment, a diminishing effect of IPL on telangiectasias was clearly demonstrated. For this study, a novel IPL light source, the Powerlite 600 EP, was used.