Diode laser hair removal around ileo-colo ostomys is safe, effective and beneficial: A pilot study

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Diode laser hair removal around ileo-colo ostomys is safe, effective and beneficial: A pilot study
Accepted: 26 September 2007
Published Online: 14 Dec 2007
Jos van der Ploeg-Westerveld, BS 1 *, Jacqueline Wagter, BS 1, Martin J.C. van Gemert, PhD 2, H.A.M. Neumann, MD, PhD 3, H. Bour, MS 1, A. Zwart, BS 1
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Wiley InterScience

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Clinical Report
Diode laser hair removal around ileo-colo ostomys is safe, effective and beneficial: A pilot study
Jos van der Ploeg-Westerveld, BS 1 *, Jacqueline Wagter, BS 1, Martin J.C. van Gemert, PhD 2, H.A.M. Neumann, MD, PhD 3, H. Bour, MS 1, A. Zwart, BS 1
1Department of Skin Therapy, Faculty of Health, Hogeschool of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2Laser Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

email: Jos van der Ploeg-Westerveld (ojploeg@planet.nl)

*Correspondence to Jos van der Ploeg-Westerveld, Skin Therapist, Zandheuvel 3, 12411 JN, Kortenhoef, The Netherlands.

Keywords
ostomy Ô hydrocolloid adhesive membrane Ô hair removal by the Lightsheer Diode laser at 800 nm Ô skin problems


Abstract

Background and Objective
Hair removal around an ileo-colo ostomy can cause a number of problems. We compared laser hair removal with mechanical shaving around the ostomy.

Method
Eleven patients were selected with hairy skin around the ostomy for therapy with an AlGaAs diode laser at 800 nm. Three to four treatments were given with an interval of 6 weeks.

Results
Ten patients completed laser therapy. The average hair reduction was 60% based on visual inspection. Shaving frequency reduced from once a week to once every 6 weeks.

Conclusions
Laser hair removal likely becomes the preferred method in ostomy patients. Lasers Surg. Med. 39:773-775, 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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