Hina Zahoor, Sahibzada Mahmood Noor, Mohammad Majid Paracha.
Combination of Intense Pulse Light and Topical Eflornithine Therapy versus Intense Pulse Light Therapy alone in the Treatment of Idiopathic Facial Hirsutism: a Randomized Controlled Trial..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;69(7):930-3.

To compare the efficacy of combination of Intense Pulse Light and topical eflornithine therapy versus Intense Pulse Light therapy alone in the treatment of idiopathic facial hirsutism. A total of 78 patients were included in the study, and were divided into two groups, having 39 patients each. Patients in group A were subjected to combined treatment i.e., topical eflornithine to be applied twice a day and IPL session to be received by patients once a month. Patients in group B were subjected to receive IPL monthly sessions alone. Treatment was continued for 6 months in both groups. After completion of treatment, average number of terminal hair and percentage hair reduction were calculated to see the efficacy. Out of 78 patients, 39 patients were included in group A, and similar number of patients were included in group B. The age of patients ranged from 22-42 years with mean age of 29.59±5.29. Maximum number of patients were in their third decade of life. Mean age in group A was 29.23±5.44, while in group B it was 29.95±5.19. Efficacy in group A was 39(100%) with mean percentage hair reduction of 90.44%, while efficacy in group B was 19 (48.7%) with mean percentage hair reduction of 59.23%, with statistically significant p-value of 0.00. The combination of intense pulse light and topical eflornithine therapy is more efficacious than intense pulse light therapy alone in the treatment of idiopathic facial hirsutism.

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