The safety of long‐pulsed Nd:YAG laser hair removal in skin types III–V patients during concomitant isotretinoin therapy

The Safe Delivery of Fractional Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment for Acne Scars in Asian Patients Receiving Oral Isotretinoin

“…Several reports have demonstrated that immediate or intraoperative ablative resurfacing of scars significantly improves their appearance and texture. Khatri and his colleagues [13][14][15] reported the absence of complications or keloids after laser hair removal in patients receiving oral isotretinoin. 5 It is generally assumed that oral isotretinoin affects skin healing and increases the risk of hypertrophic scars and keloids, and altered cicatrization associated with oral isotretinoin has been reported.…”

“…Recently, it has been shown that laser treatment performed during or within a few months of surgical procedures significantly improves the appearance and texture of surgical scars. [12][13][14][15][16][17] The authors' aim was to evaluate the safety of ablative CO 2 fractional laser treatment of the facial area in patients with atrophic acne scars who were undergoing or had recently completed isotretinoin therapy, and to examine subsequent healing. Although clinical complications can result from fractionated laser treatment, ablative skin resurfacing with a carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) fractional laser is among the procedures that yield satisfactory results.…”

Should isotretinoin be stopped prior to surgery? A Critically Appraised Topic

“…No control group was described for this study and it is assumed that clinical assessments were unblinded and no validated assessment tool was used. Khatri 20 reports the data from a study originally presented as a poster at the 9th International Congress of the European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery, 2006. Eleven patients were retrospectively reviewed, having had laser hair removal with pulsed Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) while on treatment for acne with isotretinoin (0Á5 mg kg À1 per day, minimum 2 months of treatment).…”

Guidelines on the safety of light‐based home‐use hair removal devices from the European Society for Laser Dermatology

“…However, these data should not be applied to all lasers in patients using isotretinoin. For example, treatment of severe acne with isotretinoin has been reported to result in keloid formation and to reduce the wound healing response following laser treatment 53–58 …”