Intense pulsed light

Efficacy of intense pulsed light combined with topical erythromycin solution 2% versus topical erythromycin solution 2% alone in the treatment of persistent facial erythematous acne macules

“…case group versus control group) was statistically significant at the level of 5% (F(1,64)=6.901, P =0.011, η[2]=0.097). Table 3.…”

“…[1] The necessity to describe such complementary treatments is possibly forced by such topics as antibiotic resistance, and the side effects and monitoring supplies included by oral isotretinoin use. [2] Various light-related technologies have been assessed in the treatment of acne vulgaris, and hopeful initial results have been suggested by some investigators but their studies were mainly relatively small, uncontrolled case series. [3] Even with some predicted mechanisms whereby light-related technologies may improve acne vulgaris, exact confirmation of the efficacy of these methods is absent.…”

Use of intense pulse light for acne vulgaris in Indian skin – a case series

“…IPL is high‐intensity polychromatic light. Unlike laser systems, these flash lamps work by incoherent light in the wavelength range of 515–1200 nm 1 . IPL systems are equipped with multiple filters that allow preselected wavelengths to reach the skin, targeting multiple chromatophores 2 .…”

Indicaciones actuales y nuevas aplicaciones de los sistemas de luz pulsada intensa

“…Hay un número creciente de artículos sobre la utilización de la IPL sola o en combinación con otras modalidades 15 . En las secciones siguientes se comentan las indicaciones actuales y las nuevas aplicaciones, comparando con otras terapias, en aquellos casos en los que existen estudios comparativos.…”