30
Participants
Start Date
November 24, 2018
Primary Completion Date
September 17, 2019
Study Completion Date
September 17, 2019
Low level light therapy
Patients will be offered 8 sessions of photobiomodulation using HPL Pagani Diode 808/915nm LLLT 3.2W (Fimad Elettromedicali SRL®, Catanzaro, Italy) with the parameters adjusted individually according to the surface area to be treated. Optimum dose is 10 joules/cubic centimeters. The patients will take 2 to3 sessions / week.
Fractional CO2
"Patients will be offered 2 sessions of fractional carbon dioxide laser on a 4 weeks interval. Topical anesthesia with pridocaine cream will be applied under occlusion for 30 - 60 minutes before the session.~* Please update to the proper apparatus and parameters DEXA SmartXide DOT Fractional CO2 laser system 10600 nm (DEKA®, Florence, Italy) will be used with the following parameters adjusted individually to patients': power of 15-20 W, dwell time of 500-800 μs, spacing of 200-500 μm, and stack 2."
Combined fractional CO2 laser and low level light therapy
Combined treatment of both modalities (fractionational CO2 laser and low level light therapy). Please describe more....
Kasr El Ainy hospital, Cairo
Kasr El Aini Hospital
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