Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3189079 Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie 2009 16 Pages PDF
Abstract
Intense pulsed lights have improved a lot these past few years and offer better efficiency as well as new treatment fields. They have become the first choice for numerous practitioners'offices. We are mainly describing in this article, new technical developments : electrical (square pulse, pulse repeatability…), optics (filters, spectrum, calibration, size and manoeuvrability of the hand-pieces…), cooling systems, new devices… We then document in our clinical practice the series of results and ever increasing studies, with more objective measures of the results (spectrophotometry…) and above all better level of proofs in many dermatological fields : hair removal and ostiofollicularis diseases, vascular, pigmented, rejuvenation, photodynamic photorejuvenation, carcinology, inflammatory and retentional acne, scars and striae…
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