Laservrouw bedankt voor de tip. Een hele handige site als ik er zo even kort door blader.
Goed ook dat de onderstaande review is toegevoegd. Er wordt echter genoemd dat er niet genoeg studies zijn gedaan naar de effecten van IPL, maar ik kan in de zoektermen ook zien dat daar niet uitgebreid naar is gezocht.
Het artikel is als full text te openen door na het aanklikken van onderstaande link (Full text at Blackwell Synergy), rechts in het menu Full Text PDF aan te klikken.
1: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2006 Jan;20(1):9-20.
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Evidence-based review of hair removal using lasers and light sources.
Haedersdal M,
Wulf HC.
Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
mhaedersdal@dadlnet.dk
BACKGROUND: Unwanted hair growth remains a therapeutic challenge and there is a considerable need for an effective and safe treatment modality. OBJECTIVE: From an evidence-based view to summarize efficacy and adverse effects from hair removal with ruby, alexandrite, diode, and Nd:YAG lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL). METHODS: Original publications of controlled clinical trials were identified in Medline and the Cochrane Library. RESULTS: A total of 9 randomized controlled (RCTs) and 21 controlled trials (CTs) were identified. The best available evidence was found for the alexandrite (three RCTs, eight CTs) and diode (three RCTs, four CTs) lasers, followed by the ruby (two RCTs, six CTs) and Nd:YAG (two RCTs, four CTs) lasers, whereas limited evidence was available for IPL sources (one RCT, one CT). Based on the present best available evidence we conclude that (i) epilation with lasers and light sources induces a partial short-term hair reduction up to 6 months postoperatively, (ii) efficacy is improved when repeated treatments are given, (iii) efficacy is superior to conventional treatments (shaving, wax epilation, electrolysis), (iv) evidence exists for a partial long-term hair removal efficacy beyond 6 months postoperatively after repetitive treatments with alexandrite and diode lasers and probably after treatment with ruby and Nd:YAG lasers, whereas evidence is lacking for long-term hair removal after IPL treatment, (v) today there is no evidence for a complete and persistent hair removal efficacy, (vi) the occurrence of postoperative side-effects is reported low for all the laser systems. CONCLUSION: The evidence from controlled clinical trials favours the use of lasers and light sources for removal of unwanted hair. We recommend that patients are pre-operatively informed of the expected treatment outcome.
PMID: 16405602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]