Excess Salt And Pepper Hair Treated With A Combination Of Laser Hair Removal And Topical Eflornithine HCl

June 2006 in “ PubMed ”

Laura K. Ganger, Iltefat Hamzavi

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TLDR Combining laser hair removal with a cream effectively reduced facial hair.

The document reported on a case involving a woman with salt and pepper facial hair, specifically in the beard area, which posed psychosocial challenges. The treatment combined laser hair removal with the concurrent use of topical eflornithine HCl 13.9% cream, both of which were commonly used methods to reduce hair growth rates. This combination was applied to address the issue effectively.

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