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Use of Intense Pulsed Light in the Treatment of Scars

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Keloids and hypertrophic scars are extremely disturbing to patients, both physically and psychologically. Intense pulsed light (IPL) is effective not only in improving the appearance of hypertrophic scars and keloids regardless of their origin, but also in reducing the height, redness, and hardness of many type scars. With the new generation of IPL, it is now possible to modify the structure and the texture of scars with settings of the train of pulses and the right choice of spectral band of light.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Clinique Dermatologique Saint-Jean, Arras, France

    Hugues Cartier

  2. Dermatologist 24 Rue Jean Perrin, Challans, France

    Marc Patarin

  3. Dermatologist Le Grand Prado, Marseille, France

    Anne Le Pillouer Prost

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Emergency District Hospital, Cluj Napoca, Romania

    Lucian Fodor

  2. Director Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel

    Yehuda Ullmann

Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

15.1.1 Q1: What Kind of Scars Can Be Treated by IPLs

  1. (a)

    Surgical scars

  2. (b)

    Keloids

  3. (c)

    Hypertrophic scars

  4. (d)

    Post-inflammatory hyperpigmented scars

15.1.2 Q2: What Are the Main Differences Between IPL and Laser?

  1. (a)

    Polychromatic emission of light

  2. (b)

    Collimated beam

  3. (c)

    Photoacoustic effect

  4. (d)

    Photothermolysis effect

15.1.3 Q3: Which Are the Wrong Answers?

  1. (a)

    IPL is a fraction

  2. (b)

    ated ablative resurfacing modality

  3. (c)

    IPL can be easily used on high phototypes

  4. (d)

    IPL does not require translucent gel as an interface between the skin and the device

  5. (e)

    The duration of a pulse cannot be less than 5 ms

15.1.4 Q4: About Active Acne and Acne Scars -

  1. (a)

    IPL can be used on inflamed acne scars

  2. (b)

    You have to wait to treat inflammatory acne before using IPL

  3. (c)

    It is not allowed to use IPL at the same time as isotretinoin

  4. (d)

    Use red filter on active acne

15.1.5 Q5: About the Technical Aspects of the IPLs -

  1. (a)

    The spectral band range is essentially in the visible spectrum

  2. (b)

    With the new rejected band filter, you want to obtain a monochromatic emission of light

  3. (c)

    The burn risk is higher with a cooling handpiece

  4. (d)

    The more you use a smaller contact handpiece, the more painful for the patient

15.1.6 Q6: About Combination of IPL and Lasers, Is It Possible to:

  1. (a)

    Combine IPL and non-ablative fractional lasers in the same session on the same area?

  2. (b)

    Combine IPL and q-switches in the same session on the same area?

  3. (c)

    Combine IPL and ablative fractional lasers in the same session on the same area?

  4. (d)

    Combine IPL and vascular lasers in the same session on the same area?

15.1.7 Q7: About Technical Aspects, IPL Induces:

  1. (a)

    Photoacoustic effect

  2. (b)

    Photochemical reactions

  3. (c)

    Photobiological reactions

  4. (d)

    Photothermolysis selectivity

15.1.8 Q8: Which Lasers Can Induce Purpuric Reaction?

  1. (a)

    Ablative laser

  2. (b)

    Non-ablative fractional laser

  3. (c)

    Pulsed dye laser

  4. (d)

    IPLs

15.1.9 Q9: For the Treatment of Traumatic Scars, We Can Use:

  1. (a)

    Pulsed dye laser

  2. (b)

    Ablative laser

  3. (c)

    Non-ablative fractional lasers

  4. (d)

    IPLs

15.1.10 Q10: Who First Described the Concept of Selective Photothermolysis of Laser and Light?

  1. (a)

    R. Rox Anderson

  2. (b)

    J.A. Parrish

  3. (c)

    A. Einstein

  4. (d)

    T. Maiman

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Cartier, H., Patarin, M., Prost, A.L.P. (2020). Use of Intense Pulsed Light in the Treatment of Scars. In: Fodor, L., Ullmann, Y. (eds) Aesthetic Applications of Intense Pulsed Light. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22829-3_15

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