title: Home-applied IPL epilation may prevent the problems due to hair follicle in amputees.
abstract: Amputees may suffer from dermatoses such as folliculitis and pilonidal sinus caused by pressure on the stump in hairy parts of the skin. These conditions commonly cause pain and need treatment that result in abandonment of prosthesis use and disrupt the patient's daily living activities. We believe these conditions may be easily, effectively and cheaply prevented with the use of intense pulsed light technology, which is produced for home epilation. The use of this kind of epilator in the early period post-amputation may prevent the development of folliculitis and pilonidal sinus. This application may also be cost-effective in long term.
authors.affiliation: TAF Rehabilitation and Caring Center, Universiteler Mah., Bilkent, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: srknergozen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergözen
authors.affiliation: TAF Rehabilitation and Caring Center, Universiteler Mah., Bilkent, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.affiliation: TAF Rehabilitation and Caring Center, Universiteler Mah., Bilkent, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000674:Amputees; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011312:Pressure; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*