[Hair removal with intense pulsed light (IPL) for hairy skin grafts].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the hair-removal effect of IPL for hairy skin grafts.


METHODS
10 patients with hairy skin grafts were treated with IPL (ELITEplus) for hair removal 3 to 5 times at intervals of 2 months. The patients received IPL(610 - 1 000 nm) with spot size of 10 mm x 50 mm, pulse width of 5 msec with a delay of 2 - 20 msec, fluence of 30 - 38.3 J/cm2 .


RESULTS
The treatment was well tolerated with no need of anesthesia in all the patients. The hairs were removed completely after 3 to 5 treatments. The treated site could be washed as usual with no need of dressing. There was no blister, infection, hyperpigmentation and scarring. Only vellus were existed during the follow-up period of 6 - 12 months.


CONCLUSIONS
IPL is a safe and reliable method to remove unwanted hair on skin grafts. It can be easily performed with a lower complication.
Huo
Meng-Hua
MH
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yao
Li-Ying
LY
Chen
Guo-Zhang
GZ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult