The study compares the effects of a cream alone and a combined effect of cream and laser for the treatment of excessive facial hairs in women .
Hirsuitism refers to excessive terminal hairs in females, following a distribution pattern typically associated with male. It is associated with either increase response of hair follicles to androgen or either increase level of circulating androgens.The treatment options available are topical creams like eflornithine and laser treatments for hair removal. This study aims to conduct the comparison of a eflornithine cream and intense pulsed light laser versus eflornithine cream alone for the treatment of excessive facial hairs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
122
Eflornithine cream will be applied to the face of group B female patients
Intense pulse light will be applied to the face of patient of Group A on areas having increase hair. Patient will be called for a followup every month for next session.
Eflornithine will be given to group A patient along with intense pulsed light and results will be compared to group B who recieved only Eflornithine cream
Khyber Teaching Hospital
Peshawar, Kpk, Pakistan
RECRUITINGKhyber Teaching Hospital
Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
RECRUITINGKhyber Teachinng Hospital
Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
RECRUITINGEfficacy of treatment
Efficacy of treatment is defined as complete clearance of excessive hairs assesed on the basis of 4- level scale ranging 0 to 3 after 3 months of administration of the treatment in both groups. Clear is grade 3 Marked improvement is grade2 Improved is grade1 No improvement is grade 0
Time frame: 3 months
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