Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) photodepilation is usually performed as a hair removal method. The treatment is recommended to be indicated by a physician, depending on each patient and on its characteristics. However, the use of laser devices by medical laypersons is frequent and it can suppose a risk o...

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Autores: Gay Escoda, Cosme, Párraga Manzol, Gabriela, Sánchez Torres, Alba, Moreno Arias, Gerardo A.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Dolor facial
Làsers d'impulsos ultracurts
Dolor crònic
Facial pain
Ultrashort laser pulses
Chronic pain
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spelling Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological managementGay Escoda, CosmePárraga Manzol, GabrielaSánchez Torres, AlbaMoreno Arias, Gerardo A.Dolor facialLàsers d'impulsos ultracurtsDolor crònicFacial painUltrashort laser pulsesChronic painIntense Pulsed Light (IPL) photodepilation is usually performed as a hair removal method. The treatment is recommended to be indicated by a physician, depending on each patient and on its characteristics. However, the use of laser devices by medical laypersons is frequent and it can suppose a risk of damage for the patients. Most side effects associated to IPL photodepilation are transient, minimal and disappear without sequelae. However, permanent side effects can occur. Some of the complications are laser related but many of them are caused by an operator error or mismanagement. In this work, we report a clinical case of a patient that developed a chronic neuropathic facial pain following IPL hair removal for unwanted hair in the upper lip. The specific diagnosis was painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy, reference 13.1.2.3 according to the International Headache Society (IHS).Medicina Oral SL2020202020152020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion4 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/159118Articles publicats en revistes (Odontoestomatologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.52520Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2015, vol. 7, num. 4, p. 544-547https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.52520(c) Medicina Oral SL, 2015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1591182026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
title Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
spellingShingle Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
Gay Escoda, Cosme
Dolor facial
Làsers d'impulsos ultracurts
Dolor crònic
Facial pain
Ultrashort laser pulses
Chronic pain
title_short Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
title_full Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
title_fullStr Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
title_full_unstemmed Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
title_sort Chronic neuropathic facial pain after intense pulsed light hair removal: clinical features and pharmacological management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gay Escoda, Cosme
Párraga Manzol, Gabriela
Sánchez Torres, Alba
Moreno Arias, Gerardo A.
author Gay Escoda, Cosme
author_facet Gay Escoda, Cosme
Párraga Manzol, Gabriela
Sánchez Torres, Alba
Moreno Arias, Gerardo A.
author_role author
author2 Párraga Manzol, Gabriela
Sánchez Torres, Alba
Moreno Arias, Gerardo A.
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dolor facial
Làsers d'impulsos ultracurts
Dolor crònic
Facial pain
Ultrashort laser pulses
Chronic pain
topic Dolor facial
Làsers d'impulsos ultracurts
Dolor crònic
Facial pain
Ultrashort laser pulses
Chronic pain
description Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) photodepilation is usually performed as a hair removal method. The treatment is recommended to be indicated by a physician, depending on each patient and on its characteristics. However, the use of laser devices by medical laypersons is frequent and it can suppose a risk of damage for the patients. Most side effects associated to IPL photodepilation are transient, minimal and disappear without sequelae. However, permanent side effects can occur. Some of the complications are laser related but many of them are caused by an operator error or mismanagement. In this work, we report a clinical case of a patient that developed a chronic neuropathic facial pain following IPL hair removal for unwanted hair in the upper lip. The specific diagnosis was painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy, reference 13.1.2.3 according to the International Headache Society (IHS).
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Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2015, vol. 7, num. 4, p. 544-547
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