Can laser treatment improve quality of life of hirsute women?

Alizadeh, Narges; Ayyoubi, Shahrad; Naghipour, Mohammadreza; Hassanzadeh, Ramazan; Mohtasham-Amiri, Zahra; Zaresharifi, Shirin; Nejad, Kaveh Gharaei

doi:10.2147/ijwh.s137910

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“…They concluded that laser therapy improves hirsutism and enhances the quality of life in such women. 17 Multiple treatment options have been available for managing hirsutism. Still, the evidence is little for the best choice for our population.…”

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Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Versus Diode Laser in the Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

Obaid

Iftikhar²,

Zainab³

et al. 2022

PAFMJ

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Objective: To compare the efficacies of intense pulse light (IPL) versus diode laser in the removal of unwanted facial hair among female patients. Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jun 2019 to Mar 2020. Methodology: A total of 38 female patients with hirsutism diagnosed by a consultant dermatologist were included in this study. Intense pulse light therapy was applied on one half of the face while diode laser was used on the other half of the face for three sessions one month apart. A consultant dermatologist assessed the reduction in hair count on both sides of the face after the last session. Any adverse effects experienced by the patients were also recorded. Results: Out of 38 patients with 76 responses (both sides of the face) were included in the study. 14(17.9%) patients had less than 25% hair reduction, 24(30.7%) had 25-50% reduction, 27(34.6%) had 50-75% and 11(14.1%) had more than 75% reduction of the unwanted hair. Transient erythema 9(11.5%) and moderate pain 9(11.5%) were the common side effects experienced by the patients overall on both sides. Results of the chi-square test revealed that hair reduction, adverse effects and patient satisfaction were not statistically significant in both the groups (p-value>0.05). Conclusion: This comparative study revealed that intense pulse light and diode laser treatment have been equally efficacious and tolerable in managing unwanted hair among females suffering from hirsutism.

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Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Versus Diode Laser in the Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

Obaid

Iftikhar²,

Zainab³

et al. 2022

PAFMJ

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“…[4][5][6]9,10 LAHR is now considered an effective and safe treatment option to treat this disorder. 11,21,22 There are reports that confirm the improvement of hirsute females' quality of life following LAHR treatment 10,12,13 although some claim that results may not be sustainable. 23 Previous studies often used the visual analogue scale (VAS) as an objective score to scale the improvement of hirsutism, while we used modified Ferriman-Gallwey as a known and validated objective method 19,20 to assess the improvement of hirsutism, and this may improve the validity of this study.…”

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“…The band descriptor was described to give meaning to the scores of the DLQI. These bands are as follows: No impact on the patient's life (0-1), Minimal impact (2-5), Moderate impact (6-10), Very large influence (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), and extremely large effect (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). The Ferriman-Gallwey 19 scoring method was originally published in 1961 by D. Ferriman and J.D.…”

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“…8-10 Nowadays, laser-assisted hair removal (LAHR) is the most common procedure, currently approved to treat this disorder. 11 Although previous studies have shown a desirable effect of LAHR on hirsute females' quality of life through the assessment of DLQI, 10,12,13 they mainly used the visual analogue scale to evaluate the effect of LAHR on the severity of hirsutism and omitted the evaluation of depression as a majorrelated psychological problem. The goal of the current study was to assess how LAHR affected the quality of life, depression severity, and the Ferriman-Gallwey score which measures how severe hirsutism is.…”

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Effect of Laser-Assisted Hair Removal (LAHR) on the Quality of Life and Depression in Hirsute Females: A Single-Arm Clinical Trial

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Introduction: Hirsutism, mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), causes stress, anxiety, and depression in females. Laser-assisted hair removal (LAHR) is currently accepted as a good treatment option for hirsutism. The goal of the current study was to ascertain how LAHR affected the degree of hirsutism, quality of life, and depression in hirsute females.Methods: A single-arm before/after clinical trial was designed and performed in the Razi hospital Laser Clinic over a 15-month period. All hirsute females visiting the Razi hospital laser clinic were enrolled and received three sessions of LAHR every 4-6 weeks if they were interested and signed an informed consent form. Before the commencement of LAHR and six to eight weeks after the last session, the Ferriman-Gallwey score (hirsutism severity), Beck score (depression index) and DLQI score (quality of life index) were calculated and stored. Results: There were 80 subjects in all. The mean ± SD of the Ferriman-Gallwey score was reduced from 7.05 ± 2.27 to 4.91 ± 2.41, P < 0.001. The mean ± SD of the Beck depression score was reduced from 13.3 ± 8.7 to 10.2 ± 8.4, P < 0.001, and the mean ± SD of the DLQI score decreased from 5.6 ± 5.2 to 3.5 ± 2.3, P < 0.001. No significant complications were reported. Conclusion: LAHR can improve hirsutism-related depression and degradation of quality of life, as well as hirsutism physical signs.

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“…It includes Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) (550nm to 1200nn) and LASERs including Diode (810nm), Alexandride (755nm) and Nd-YAG (1064nm). 9 Laser therapy not only helps in gradual and to some extent permanent reduction in the terminal hairs it also helps in improving quality of life and aesthetic concerns of women 10 . But response is variable depending upon various factors and sometimes unpredictable and poor 9 .…”

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Comparison of Efficacy of Nd-YAG Laser with Adjuvant Eflornithine Cream versus Nd-YAG Laser alone for the treatment of facial hirsutism in women

Khan¹,

Ashraf²,

Sarwar³

et al. 2021

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Background: Hirsutism is an important array of clinical syndrome that ranges from various dermatological to gynecological concerns. This is characterized by growth terminal hairs in women in male-pattern. Aim: To compare the efficacy of Nd-YAG laser with adjuvant eflornithine cream versus Nd-YAG laser treatment alone for facial hirsutism in women. Methods: It was a Randomized Controlled Trial conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore from 25th February, 2020 to 25th October, 2020. Sampling technique used was probability consecutive sampling. In this study female cases with age 18-40 years with Fitzpatrick type III-IV were enrolled having facial hirsutism for > 6 months and were randomly allocated in two groups A and B. In group A, cases were provided with eflornithine cream to apply on face after cleaning and drying in the form of a thin film only on the treatment area every night. Results: A total 162 cases (81 in each group) were enrolled in this study. Mean age of the subjects in group B and A was 30.23±5.43 vs 30.94±4.88 years. Efficacy was observed in 64(79.01%) cases in group B managed with ND-Yag laser alone and 78(96.30%) cases in group A managed with ND-Yag laser along with Eflornithine with p=0.001. For age group 30-40 years efficacy in group B was 41(80.39%) cases and in all the 49(100%) cases in group A with p= 0.001.In cases with BMI up to 25 kg/m2 efficacy in group B and A was observed in 44(88%) vs 49(100%) cases (p=0.03) and those with BMI more than this, this efficacy was found in 20(64.52%) and 29(90.63%) cases respectively with p=0.02. Conclusion: Efficacy in facial hirsutism is significantly better in ND-Yag laser combined with Eflornithine as compared to ND-Yag laser alone and this difference is also significantly better for combination group in terms of age group 30-40 years, BMI up to 25mg/m2 and in those with duration of complaint upto 2 years. Keywords: Hirsutism, Efficacy, Eflornithine, Nd-YAG laser

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Can laser treatment improve quality of life of hirsute women?

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Versus Diode Laser in the Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Versus Diode Laser in the Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

Effect of Laser-Assisted Hair Removal (LAHR) on the Quality of Life and Depression in Hirsute Females: A Single-Arm Clinical Trial

Comparison of Efficacy of Nd-YAG Laser with Adjuvant Eflornithine Cream versus Nd-YAG Laser alone for the treatment of facial hirsutism in women

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