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. 2022 Jul 15;12(8):1897–1906. doi: 10.1007/s13555-022-00771-5
Why carry out this study?
In KP, vellus hair is the center of abnormal keratinization and inflammatory response. The long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite laser has been demonstrated to be effective in both vellus hair removal and the treatment of vascular diseases
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite laser for the treatment of KP
What was learned from the study?
Improvements in objectives and subjective outcome measurements were recorded in 21 patients after four treatment sessions conducted at 3-week intervals
Long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite laser treatment was found to be effective and safe against skin roughness and redness from KP