Treatment of Periorbicular Hyperchromia Comparing 10% Thioglycolic Acid Peeling Versus Pulsed Intense Light

Launched by HOSPITAL DE CLINICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE · Aug 2, 2017

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It is a blinded randomized clinical trial, with the sample size calculated of 29 subjects, already considering 10% of possible losses and refusals. For this number was considered 80% power and significance level of 5%.

Selected patients will be invited to participate and informed about the characteristics of the study. If they do, they must sign a free and informed consent form.

At the first visit, some demographic data will be collected, including sex, age, phototype, history of smoking and / or alcohol consumption, family history of periocular hyperpigmentation, personal or family histo...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with periocular hyperchromia diagnosed by clinical examination. The volunteers included must have a pigmentary component, which may or may not present the anatomical component, determined through physical examination with the aid of dermoscopy, to be performed at the inclusion study visit.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnant patients, active collagenase patients, patients using photosensitizing substances and areas with bacterial or viral infections, patients with scars or tattoos at the evaluated site, patients undergoing any treatment modality for periocular hyperpigmentation in the last 3 months.