Comparative study of treatment efficacy and the incidence of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation with different degrees of irradiation using two different quality-switched lasers for removing solar lentigines on Asian skin
Comparative study of treatment efficacy and the incidence of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation with different degrees of irradiation using two different quality-switched lasers for removing solar lentigines on Asian skin
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04385.x
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发表时间:
2013-03-01
影响因子:
9.2
通讯作者:
Matsunaga, K.
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作者:
Negishi, K.;Akita, H.;Matsunaga, K.
Background Quality-switched (QS) lasers are well-known effective treatment for removing solar lentigines. However, the high incidence of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) raises concern in darker skin types. This is the first study comparing efficacies and incidences of PIH in Asian skin with different degrees of irradiation between two QS lasers. Method In total, 355 solar lentigines in 193 cases, skin types IIIV, were randomly divided into four groups. All cases received single laser treatment. Clinical results were evaluated after 4weeks. Groups 1 and 3 were treated aggressively' with endpoints of very obvious immediate whitening (IW) of the lesion. Groups 2 and 4 were treated mildly' with endpoints of slight IW of the lesion. Groups 1 and 2 were irradiated with the QS ruby, and groups 3 and 4 with the QS frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser. Results There were no statistically significant differences in degrees of clearance among the four groups. However, PIH incidences were very different: 33.33%, 7.47%, 23.18% and 8.47% in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The difference between aggressively and mildly irradiated groups (1 and 3 vs. 2 and 4) was statistically significant (P