Er:YAG Laser for Treatment of Enlarged Pores

Mahidol University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Enlarged Pores

Treatments

Device: Er:YAG laser

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Si 251/2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the efficacy of Erbium:Yttrium aluminum garnet laser (Er:YAG) in the treatment of enlarged pores.

Full description

Enlarged pores are caused by multifactorial factors such as sex, genetics, aging, etc.
The gold of the treatment is to recollagenesis of the dermis and resurfacing of the epidermis.
Modalities that have been proved on their efficacy for enlarged pores treatment included topical retinoic acid, chemical peeling, intense pulsed light, radiofrequency device, laser such as Q-switched and Long Pulsed Neodymium-Doped Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Nd:YAG) 1,064nm, Long pulse duration pulsed dye laser 595nm, etc.
Er:YAG laser is an ablative laser which creates both recollagenesis and resurfacing. It ha been proved to be safe and effective in the treatment of atrophic acne scar.
However, the efficacy of this laser for enlarged treatment has not yet been established.

Enrollment

24 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

25 to 60 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Patients with lesions with any clinical suspicion of being pre-cancerous or skin malignancies of any kind
Patients who have photosensitive dermatoses
Pregnancy and lactation woman
Patients with wound infections (herpes, other) on the day of treatment
Patients with moderate and severe inflammatory acne, Immunosuppressed patients, history of vitiligo
Patients with unrealistic concerns/expectations and inability to do the appropriate post-operative care