ABSTRACT

Objective:

Intense pulse light (IPL) is a noncohorent polychromatic light resource. The objective of this study is to determine IPL efficacy in telangiectasia.

Methods:

Thirty-three patients with telangiectasia were included in the study between the dates of September 2006 and November 2007. The treatment was not applied to those with systemic disease, gestation suspicion, and suspicious cutaneous lesion on the lesion area or to infectious cutaneous lesions. IPL was applied by making dose adjustment according to the skin type, the diameter and color of telangiectasia. Signed consent was obtained after giving information about the treatment to all patients. The photographs were taken before and after the treatment. Post treatment results were evaluated with clinical and patient satisfaction levels.

Results:

Of the 33 patients who participated in the study five (15.1%) were men and 28 (84.9%) were women. One-seven sessions of IPL were applied to the lesions. Seventy five % and more healing was obtained in 80 % of the patients, and 80 % evaluated the treatment as ?very satisfied?. Side effects were not observed except for slight erythema which developed after the treatment.

Conclusion:

IPL application has been evaluated as an effective and safe method in telangiectasia treatment.