Table I.
Patient demographics with treatment characteristics and results
| Participant | Age, sex | Fitzpatrick skin type | Laser type (no. of sessions) | CO₂ laser parameters | TXA treatment (duration) | Initial mMASI score | Posttreatment mMASI score | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 y, F | III | CO₂† (2) | 24 mJ, 50/cm | No | 2.15∗ | 0.5∗ | Swelling |
| CO₂† | 22 mJ, 75/cm | No | 0.75 | 0.6 | No | |||
| 2 | 51 y, F | III | CO₂† (3) | 22 mJ, 75/cm | Yes (7 wk) | 6.7∗ | 3.55∗ | No |
| CO₂† then laser toning‡ (1) | 24 mJ, 75/cm | Yes (11 wk) | 3.7 | 2.75 | No | |||
| CO₂† | 24 mJ, 75/cm | Yes (16 wk) | 3.05 | 1.95 | No | |||
| 3 | 59 y, F | IV | CO₂† (1) | 22 mJ, 100/cm | Yes (2.4 wk) | 6.45 | 5.25 | No |
| 4 | 66 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 28 mJ, 50/cm | Yes (2 wk) | 2.7 | 2.1 | No |
| 5 | 53 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 24 mJ, 100/cm | Yes (1 wk) | 0.9 | 1.8 | No |
| 6 | 35 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 22 mJ, 75/cm | Yes (4.9 wk) | 0.75∗ | 1.95∗ | Hyperpigmentation |
| 7 | 47 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 26 mJ, 50/cm | Yes (4 wk) | 2.1 | 0.75 | No |
| 8 | 61 y, F | IV | CO₂† (1) | 50 mJ, 50/cm | No | 1.65∗ | 0.6∗ | No |
| 9 | 65 y, F | IV | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 26 mJ, 50/cm | Yes (16 wk) | 7.2 | 5.55 | No |
| 10 | 57 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) | 24 mJ, 75/cm | No | 3.45 | 2.25 | No |
| 11 | 61 y, F | III | CO₂† (1) then laser toning‡ (1) | 24 mJ, 100/cm | No | 3.75 | 4.2 | No |
| 12 | 48 y, F | III | CO₂† (2) then laser toning‡ (1) | 24 mJ, 75/cm | No | 0.6 | 0.75 | No |
| CO₂† | 30 mJ, 50/cm | No | 1.05∗ | 0.3∗ | No |
P < .05.
Lutronic eCO2.
Lutronic PicoPlus/Spectra.