Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Medical Device as Treatment for Patient Suffering From Skin Disorder

Inclusion criteria

• Adult men or women
• Excessive Hairiness:
• Patient with unwanted hair on the body (legs, arms, bikini line, or axilla)
• Patient over 18 years.
• Patients with Fitzpatrick skin types from I to V.
• Women were required to be post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or under a medically acceptable form of birth control (i.e., oral contraceptives, IUD, contraceptive implant, or barrier methods with spermicide or abstinence) during the study time period.

Vascular lesions:

• Patients over 18 years.
• Patients with Fitzpatrick skin types from I to IV.
• Patients with varicosities and Rosacea on the face or upper and lower limbs.

Pigmented lesions:

• Patients over 18 years.
• Patients with solar lentigines on their cheeks, back, hands, arm and leg (> 3 mm).
• Patient with Fitzpatrick skin type from I to IV.

Acne:

• Patients over 18 years
• Patients with Fitzpatrick skin types from I to IV.
• Patients with facial acne vulgaris on face.
• Willing to sun protect treated area for the duration of enrollment in the study and 4 weeks after treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with history of malignant lesions or pre-malignant lesions, scarring, or infection in the area to be treated History of keloidal or hypertrophic scarring
• Patients with a known photosensitivity
• Pregnancy women
• Patient with diabetes mellitus suntan in the area to be treated
• Use of photo-sensitizing products for 7 days before treatment (selftanning lotions, activators, self-tanning shower gel, etc.)
• Exposure to the sun or UV rays at least 4 weeks before the treatment and 1 week afterwards
• Zones with uncovered tattoos, suspect spots or skin diseases (including spots, inflammation, beauty spots, tumors or melanomas, psoriasis, herpes...)
• Use of medication that induces anticoagulative medication or thromboembolic condition
• Patients with pacemaker or internal defibrillator
• Patients that used of NSAIDS two weeks prior to or 2 weeks following the treatment
• Epileptic patients
• Additional criteria for excessive hair: Patients that use waxing or other methods of photo epilation within 1 month prior to treatment.
• Additional criteria for acne: Patients currently under oral antibiotic or oral therapy for acne.