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

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)

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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