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To Comapre The Effectiveness of Two Lasers in The Treamment of Unwanted Hair

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Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hirsuitism

Treatments

Procedure: Diode
Procedure: IPL

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05739799
CMH-ETH-18-DERM-22

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total of 60 female patients (30 patients in each group) with unwanted facial hair diagnosed by a consultant dermatologist were included in this study. In Group A patients were subjected to intense pulse light therapy while patients in Group B were subjected to diode laser for three sessions one month apart. Effectiveness in both groups was ascertained in terms of hair reduction, less adverse effects, side effects and patients' satisfactory response at the end of final session.

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients with hirsuitism were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • tendency to develop hypertrophic scarring/keloid,
  • underwent any treatment for unwanted facial hair in last two years
  • pregnant/lactating women
  • with hormonal imbalance and PCOS were also not in included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Other

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A Intense pulse light laser
Active Comparator group
Description:
IPL laser Patients in Group A received intense pulse light (IPL) frequency of 690. A total of three sessions were carried out one month apart, and hair reduction was assessed by seeing thickness of hair and by counting the number of hair follicles in a 1cm2 area on each side of the face before the first session and at the 4th month. A consultant dermatologist assessed the reduction in hair count on the affected side of face at the end of last session. Patients' response and any adverse effects experienced by patients' were recorded
Treatment:
Procedure: IPL
Group B Diode laser
Active Comparator group
Description:
Diode laser patients in Group B received diode laser treatment system. Diode laser was employed using triple wavelength (1064, 810 and 755 mm). A total of three sessions were carried out one month apart, and hair reduction was assessed by seeing thickness of hair and by counting the number of hair follicles in a 1cm2 area on each side of the face before the first session and at the 4th month. A consultant dermatologist assessed the reduction in hair count on the affected side of face at the end of last session. Patients' response and any adverse effects experienced by the patients were recorded.
Treatment:
Procedure: Diode

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