The extended theory of selective photothermolysis enables the laser surgeon to target and
destroy hair follicles, thereby leading to hair removal. Today, laser hair removal (LHR) is the …

Background Unwanted hair growth is a therapeutic challenge and considerable resources
are spent to achieve a hair‐free appearance. Epilation with laser devices (alexandrite …

Hair disorders have become a central social and psychological issue and patients present
with increasing demands and expectations. Written by world-renowned experts, this lavishly …

BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of lasers for hair removal there are few data
published on the incidence of side effects from this treatment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this …

INTRODUCTION: In the past century, unwanted hair has been traditionally treated with
multitudes of techniques that were found to be slow, tedious, painful, impractical, and …

Laser hair removal is ever increasing in popularity. Technology is fast advancing, and there
are increasingly excessive commercial claims that laser hair removal in all skin types is free …

The clinical objective in the laser treatment of patients with specific dermatoses is to
maximize thermal damage to the target chromophore while minimizing injury to the normal …

Since the first laser-assisted hair-removal device was marketed in 1996, approximately 15
laser systems have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this use …

Conventional treatments for excessive hair are tedious and time consuming. Laser hair
removal has become the leading therapy option for long–term results. It works on the …

Abstract Hirsutism affects 5–10% of unselected women, depending on ethnicity and
definition. The past two decades have seen the development of lasers for the removal of …