14 citations
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March 2012 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study concluded that low-level fluence 810 nm diode laser therapy was generally well tolerated, safe, and effective for long-term hair reduction in a small sample of patients with various skin types.
11 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that Nd:YAG laser-assisted hair removal achieved high satisfaction with minimal complications among individuals with dark-complexioned skin seeking unwanted hair reduction.
41 citations
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September 2010 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this study, hirsute women with normal or medically normalized testosterone levels experienced similar, though declining, hair reduction from both intense pulsed light and long-pulsed diode laser treatments over six months.
14 citations
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November 2009 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This abstract provides no research findings or results; it outlines services and content types available through a health publishing platform.
29 citations
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September 2008 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review discusses various physical treatments for unwanted hair, including the use of lasers and light sources, but reports no new clinical findings.
39 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” This study found that pneumatic skin flattening (PSF) significantly reduces pain and post-treatment erythema during high-energy IPL and laser hair removal while enhancing treatment efficacy.
101 citations
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June 2005 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study observed that postlaser hair removal hypertrichosis occurred in 0.6% of patients and appeared more common in darker skin types, but was a rare phenomenon overall.
82 citations
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May 2005 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review highlights advancements in hair laser removal technologies, which achieve approximately 75% hair reduction in light-skinned individuals, noting the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser as safest for dark-skinned patients, but reports no new results.
90 citations
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February 2000 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study concluded that the long-pulsed alexandrite laser is safe for hair removal in patients with Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI, with complications occurring in only 2% of cases.
294 citations
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August 1999 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study observed that the majority of side effects from laser-assisted hair removal were associated with ruby and alexandrite lasers, particularly in patients with tanned or darker skin types.
132 citations
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October 1995 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This report concludes that the blend method is the most effective electrolysis technique for permanent hair removal, requiring proper technique and preparation such as shaving before treatment to increase efficacy.
