The fourth article in this 5-part series reviews physical modalities and devices used to treat cutaneous rosacea based on consensus recommendations from the American Acne & Rosacea Society (AARS) on the management of the common presentations of cutaneous rosacea. The major therapeutic uses of physical modalities and devices, especially laser and light-based systems, are for treatment of telangi...

BACKGROUND There has been great interest in improving the efficacy of nonablative technologies by combining them during facial skin rejuvenation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of topical polyphenolic antioxidants to an intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment regimen augmented the effects of facial IPL treatments. METHODS Thirty female volunteers, ages 34-52, wit...

BACKGROUND Unwanted hair is a widespread cosmetic problem. Several lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) have been utilized for this purpose. A new IPL device (Lumenis One) with OPT is one of the newer modalities to be studied in Chinese patients. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the short-term efficacy and side effects of the new IPL device for epilation in Chinese patients. METHODS Eighteen...

BACKGROUND Recently, low fluence collimated Q-switched (QS) Nd:YAG laser has drawn attention for the treatment of melasma. However, it needs a lot of treatment sessions for the substantial results and repetitive laser exposures may end up with unwanted depigmentation. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the clinical effects and safety of the combinational treatment, using intense pulsed light (IPL) and lo...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study had two objectives: subjective evaluation of overall skin rejuvenation effects of relatively short-wavelength intense pulsed light (IPL) and objective changes in basic skin tone as measured by a spectrophotometer. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five women selected at random received a series of three IPL treatments. Efficacy was evaluated over a...

Purpose: To compare different light-based devices, namely, intense pulsed light (IPL) and IPL with low-level therapy (LLLT), in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Methods: This was a prospective, observational study that included patients MGD. Group 1 58 eyes treated (eye-light®, Espansione Marketing S.p.A., Bologna, Italy), followed by LLLT (my-mask®, Italy); 2 60 (E>Eye®, ...

BACKGROUND Thin hairs are critical to achieve natural result in female hairline correction surgery. However, there are few studies on the usefulness of hair thinning by intense pulsed light (IPL) after hairline correction surgery in East Asian females. METHODS Hair thinning using IPL was performed in 54 women who had complained about thick hairs along the frontal hairline after hairline corre...