The effectiveness of 755 nm picosecond laser flat lens combined with Focus lens array in the treatment of melasma
PING Weidong1, ZHAO Qiming1, WANG Xin1, HUANG Xiaoxiang1, LI Fei1, WANG Yiran2.
1.Department of Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310013, China; 2.Department of Medical Engineering, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
PING Weidong,ZHAO Qiming,WANG Xin, et al. The effectiveness of 755 nm picosecond laser flat lens combined with Focus lens array in the treatment of melasma[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(6): 442-446.
Abstract:Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of 755 nm picoseconds laser flat lens combined with focus lens array in the treatment of melasma. Methods: Totally 36 outpatients with melasma were treated with 755 nm picosecond laser flat lens combined with focus lens array for 6 treatment sessions at 4-week intervals. The patients were first treated with 755 nm picosecond laser flat lens. The treatment parameters: 0.4 J/cm2 of fluence, 8 mm of spot size and 5 Hz of frequency. Then they were treated with 755 nm picosecond laser focus lens array with the same parameters. Patients were all followed up for 12 weeks. Melasma area and severity index (MASI) scores were calculated after treatment, and related adverse reactions and patient satisfaction survey were recorded at the same time with statistical analysis followed. Results: The mean MASI scores before treatment, after 6 treatments and after 12-week follow up were (11.17±5.29), (4.63±3.05) and (5.11±3.23) respectively. The decreasing ration of the MASI score was (64±7)% after 6 treatments and (61±6)% after 12-week follow up. The mean MASI scores after 6 treatments and 12-week follow up were both lower than before treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The mean MASI score after 12-week follow up was slightly higher than that after 6 treatments. The difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The decreasing ration of the MASI score in Fitzpatrick type III patients was (68±8)%, higher than that in Fitzpatrick type IV patients (56±6)%, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Patient satisfaction rate was 94.4% after 6 treatments and 88.9% after 12-week follow up respectively. Skintexture was finer and firmer, fine lines and coarse pores were obviously improved in most patients. No adverse reactions occurred in all patients. Conclusion: The combination ofpicosecond 755 nm laser flat lens with focus lens array is effective and safe with lower recurrence rate and higher patient satisfaction in the treatment of melasma and thus worthy of promotion.
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