Photo Epilation with Intense Pulsed Light for Thinning of Anterior Hairline after Hairline Correction Surgery in East Asians.
10.5999/aps.2017.44.2.157
- Author:
Jae Hyun PARK
1
;
Seung Yong LEE
;
Seung Hyun YOU
;
Na Rae KIM
Author Information
1. Dana Plastic Surgery Clinic, Seoul, Korea. jay8384@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hair follicle;
Laser therapy;
Transplant
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Female;
Hair;
Hair Follicle;
Hair Removal*;
Humans;
Laser Therapy;
Methods
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery
2017;44(2):157-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Thin hairs are critical to achieve natural result in female hairline correction surgery. However, there are few studies on the usefulness of hair thinning by intense pulsed light (IPL) after hairline correction surgery in East Asian females. METHODS: Hair thinning using IPL was performed in 54 women who had complained about thick hairs along the frontal hairline after hairline correction surgery. Patient mean age was 31.2 years old and patients were an average of 2.1 years post-hairline correction surgery. Initial treatment used 10 J, while second and third sessions were conducted with 10 to 15 J according to responsiveness to treatment. RESULTS: Mean thickness of individual hairs assessed before the procedure was 78.86 µm. The mean number of procedures was 1.6 per patient. Forty of 54 subjects (74%) achieved satisfactory hair thinning with only one procedure from 78.01 to 66.14 µm after treatment. The measured thickness was 66.43 µm at the end of the first year in patients who were satisfied after one procedure. Thirteen cases achieved satisfactory hair thinning after two sessions. Mean thickness was 74.44 µm and 67.51 µm, before and after the second session. One case required a third session with 15J, thinning from 89.00 to 66.50 µm. CONCLUSIONS: Hair thinning by IPL is a very useful method to provide a natural look after hairline correction surgery in East Asians, who have naturally thick hair.
