Case report: Full thickness burns from intense pulsed light hair removal

Q3 Medicine

Burns open : an international open access journal for burn injuries Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.burnso.2023.02.002

Hugh W. Finlayson, Woo A. Kim, Baljit Dheansa

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Abstract

Background

Laser or light therapy hair removal is commonly used for hair removal in beauty salons and other non-medical practices. The process utilises light energy which is absorbed by the melanin in the hair. The subsequent heat energy damages the hair follicles inhibiting or delaying future hair growth. Burn injuries are a very rare side effect of this procedure and more commonly seen in patients with darker skin pigments.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 30 year old female who was a delayed presentation of full thickness burns to her right lower leg around a tattoo following hair removal with an intense pulsed light (IPL) device.

Conclusions

Burn wounds as a result of light therapy hair removal procedures are very rare. However the involvement of surrounding tattoos in creating excessive heat transfer to surrounding tissue needs to be highlighted. This potential side effect is not often recognised or explained to customers and therefore important to note for providers as light therapy use becomes increasingly popular.

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病例报告:强脉冲光脱毛引起的全层烧伤

背景激光或光疗脱毛通常用于美容院和其他非医疗实践的脱毛。这个过程利用光能，光能被头发中的黑色素吸收。随后的热能损害毛囊，抑制或延迟未来的头发生长。烧伤是这种手术非常罕见的副作用，更常见于皮肤色素较深的患者。病例介绍:我们报告一例30岁女性患者，在使用强脉冲光(IPL)装置脱毛后，延迟出现右小腿纹身周围全层烧伤。结论光疗脱毛术后烧伤创面的发生率非常低。然而，需要强调的是，周围的纹身会给周围组织带来过多的热量传递。这种潜在的副作用通常不会被认识到或向客户解释，因此，随着光疗的使用越来越受欢迎，提供者必须注意到这一点。

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Burns open : an international open access journal for burn injuries

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1.20

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15 weeks