Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Ditte M Saunte; Jan Lapins

doi:10.1016/j.det.2015.08.001

Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Dermatol Clin. 2016 Jan;34(1):111-9. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Sep 12.

Authors

Ditte M Saunte¹, Jan Lapins²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Roskilde Hospital, Kogevej 7-13, Roskilde DK-4000, Denmark. Electronic address: disa@regionsjaelland.dk.
² Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 26617364
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2015.08.001

Abstract

Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment are useful for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Carbon dioxide lasers are used for cutting or vaporization of the affected area. It is a effective therapy for the management of severe and recalcitrant HS with persistent sinus tract and scarring, and can be performed under local anesthesia. HS has a follicular pathogenesis. Lasers and IPL targeting the hair have been found useful in treating HS by reducing the numbers of hairs in areas with HS. The methods have few side effects, but the studies are preliminary and need to be repeated.

Keywords: CO(2) laser; Carbon dioxide; Hidradenitis suppurativa; IPL; Intense pulsed light; Laser.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cicatrix / etiology
Cicatrix / therapy*
Hair Removal / methods*
Hidradenitis Suppurativa / complications
Hidradenitis Suppurativa / therapy*
Humans
Intense Pulsed Light Therapy / methods*
Laser Therapy / methods*
Lasers, Gas
Low-Level Light Therapy / methods*