Will repeated Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment sessions affect facial skin sensitivity? Results of a twelve‐Month, prospective, randomized split‐face study

Abstract

Sensitive skin is a frequent complaint among the general population, in patients, and among subjects suffering from itchiness. 1 The occurrence of unpleasant sensations (stinging, burning, pain, pruritus, and tingling) in response to stimuli that cannot be explained by lesions attributable to any skin disease is defined as sensitive skin syndrome. 2 As sensitive skin syndrome is a self-diagnosed condition lacking clinical or histologic evaluations, little is known about its underlying pathophysiology. Large epidemiologic studies conducted in recent years found that more than half of the world's population have self-reported sensitive skin. 3 Intrinsic factors (genes, age, gender, hormone levels, and emotions) and extrinsic factors (ultraviolet radiation, extreme temperature, contact with water, cosmetics,

Treatment of sensitive skin by short‐wave radiofrequency combined with intense pulsed light

“…Studies have confirmed that IPL is effective in the control of erythema and telangiectasia in the treatment of rosacea, acne, and traumatic scarring 17–19 . However, IPL could aggravate skin barrier dysfunction when it was given to patients within inappropriate time 12,20 . In this study, we demonstrated that the erythema area was reduced, and further effects could be achieved after combining IPL with SWRF.…”

“…[17][18][19] However, IPL could aggravate skin barrier dysfunction when it was given to patients within inappropriate time. 12,20 In this study, we demonstrated that the erythema area was reduced, and further effects could be achieved after and exaggerated immersion tests, to the evaluation of itching and quantitative sensory testing. 2 However, there is still a lack of international consensus on the preferred method so that sensory tests were not taken in this study.…”

Intense pulsed light rejuvenates UVB-induced photo-aging in human keratinocytes and guinea pig skin by inhibition of ERK-AP1-MMP pathway

“…UV (100-400nm) can cause skin sunburn, in ammation, aging, and cancer [6,7]. Intense pulsed light (IPL) has been con rmed with anti-aging effects in clinical practice, whereas the mechanism is unclear [8,9].…”