Side effects and complications using intense pulsed light (IPL) sources

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Stangl, Sabine ^a   Hadshiew, Ina ^a   Kimmig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse side effects; Flash lamps; Hair removal; Intense pulsed light sources; IPL; Lasers

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; LIGHT SOURCES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONOCHROMATORS; TISSUE; WAVELENGTH;

ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; FLASH LAMPS; PULSED LIGHT (IPL) SOURCES; THERAPEUTIC ENERGY DENSITIES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 39249084247     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Raulin C., Kimmig W., and Werner S. Lasertherapie in der Dermatologie und Ästhetischen Medizin - Nebenwirkungen, Komplikationen und Behandlungsfehler. Der Hautarzt 51 7 (2000) 463-473
2. Lanigan S.W. Incidence of side effects after laser hair removal. J Am Acad Dermatol 49 5 (2003) 882-886
3. In: Alster T.S. (Ed). Manual of cutaneous laser techniques (1997), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia
4. Moreno-Arias G.A., Castelo-Branco C., and Ferrando J. Side effects after IPL photoepilation. Dermatol Surg 28 12 (2002) 1131-1134
5. Sadick N.S., Shea C.R., Burchette J.L., and Prieto V.G. High-intensity flashlamp photoepilation: a clinical, histological, and mechanistic study in human skin. Arch Dermatol 135 6 (1999) 668-676
6. Sadick N.S., Weiss R.A., Shea C.R., Nagel H., Nicholson J., and Prieto V.G. Long-term photoepilation using a broad-spectrum intense pulsed light source. Arch Dermatol 136 11 (2000) 1336-1340
7. Troilius A., and Troilius C. Hair removal with a second generation broad spectrum intense pulsed light source -a long-term follow-up. J Cutan Laser Ther 1 3 (1999) 173-178
8. Bjerring P., Christiansen K., Troilius A., and Dierickx C. Facial photorejuvenation using two different intense pulsed light (IPL) wavelength bands. Lasers Surg Med 34 2 (2004) 120-126
9. Bjerring P., Christiansen K., and Troilius A. Intense pulsed light source for treatment of facial telangiectasias. J Cosmet Laser Ther 3 4 (2001) 169-173
10. Greve B., and Raulin C. Professional errors caused by lasers and intense pulsed light technology in dermatology and aesthetic medicine: preventive strategies and case studies. Dermatol Surg 28 2 (2002) 156-161
11. Gottschaller C., Hohenleutner U., and Landthaler M. Metastasis of a malignant melanoma 2 years after carbon dioxide laser treatment of a pigmented lesion: case report and review of the literature. Acta Derm Venereol 86 (2006) 44-47
12. Drosner M., and Adatto M. Photo-epilation: guidelines for care from the European Society for Laser Dermatology (ESLD). J Cosmet Laser Ther 7 1 (2005) 33-38