Unconventional Use of Intense Pulsed Light

Table 2

IPL setting for each off-label dermatological disease treated.

	Filters	Number of pulses	Pulse duration	Delay	Fluence	Number of sessions
Rosacea erythematotelangiectatic component	500	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	12–16 J/cm^2	Up to 4
Rosacea papulopustular component	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	10–12 J/cm^2	Up to 5
Port wine stain	500	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	13–16 J/cm^2	Up to 5
Disseminated porokeratosis	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	10–12 J/cm^2	Up to 4
Pilonidal cyst	550	3	5 msec	20 msec	7–9 J/cm^2	Up to 3
Seborrheic keratosis	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	10–12 J/cm^2	2
Hypertrophic scar and keloid pigmented component	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	10–12 J/cm^2	Up to 5
Hypertrophic scar and keloid vascular component	500	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	14–17 J/cm^2	Up to 6
Becker’s nevus; hair removal	550	2-3	5 msec	10–20 msec	7–9 J/cm^2	Up to 4
Becker’s nevus; pigmented component	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	9–12 J/cm^2	Up to 5
Hidradenitis suppurativa hair removal	550	2-3	5 msec	10–20 msec	7–9 J/cm^2	Up to 4
Hidradenitis suppurativa inflammatory component	550	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	8–10 J/cm^2	Up to 5
Sarcoidosis	500	2	5–10 msec	10 msec	12–16 J/cm^2	Up to 4