60
Participants
Start Date
May 11, 2022
Primary Completion Date
November 11, 2022
Study Completion Date
November 11, 2022
IPL
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.
Diode
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.
Sara Ilyas, Abbottābād
Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad
OTHER