NCT01461694

Facial Hair Reduction Using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) & Alexandrite Laser

Comparison of Intense Pulsed Light System 650 Advance Hand-Piece and Alexandrite Laser for Female Facial Hair Reduction

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (estimated)
• Sponsor: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of the IPL system 650advance handpiece with the alexandrite laser for the purposes of female facial hair reduction

Detailed description

This is a randomised (splitface)controlled trial, comparing the use of the Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) system 650 advance handpiece against the Alexandrite Laser for the purposes of female facial hair reduction. Previous studies have shown that the alexandrite laser is superior to IPL in achieving hair reduction. A new handpiece (Lynton, Lumina 650 advance) available for the IPL system is designed to further optimise its use in removing female facial hair (particularly those hair colours previously unresponsive to treatment). This study will compare the alexandrite laser to the IPL system using the new handpiece. This may lead to improvements in the treatment of female patients with male pattern facial hair. Female patients referred to our facial hair reduction service will be recruited to this study. 1/2 their face will be treated with IPL and 1/2 with alexandrite laser. Each participant will receive 6 full treatments at approximately 6 weekly intervals. Participants will be asked to fill in a satisfaction questionnaire and have clinical photographs taken pre treatment and at 1 and 3months post final treatment. All treatments will be carried out in our dedicated laser suite at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Conditions

• Hirsutism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)	Half Face Treated with IPL
DEVICE	Alexandrite Laser	Half face treated with Alexandrite Laser

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2011-10-28
• Last updated: 2012-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom