Hair Growth Cycle Affects Hair Follicle Destruction by Ruby Laser Pulses

    July 1998 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Tay–Jyi Lin, Woraphong Manuskiatti, Christine Dierickx … R. R. Anderson
    Studysummary This study found that anagen-phase hair follicles in mice are particularly sensitive to damage by ruby laser pulses, resulting in alopecia without scarring, suggesting enhanced laser hair removal strategies.
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