A Randomized Bilateral Vehicle-Controlled Study of Eflornithine Cream Combined with Laser Treatment Versus Laser Treatment Alone for Facial Hirsutism in Women

    February 2007 in “ Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Iltefat Hamzavi, Eileen Tan, Jerry Shapiro, Harvey Lui
    Studysummary This study found that adding topical eflornithine to laser hair removal significantly improved the reduction of unwanted facial hair in women over a 6-month period, compared to laser treatment alone.
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