Long-Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser in the Treatment of Facial Hypertrichosis During Topical Minoxidil Therapy

March 2013 in “ Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy ”

Rym Benmously Mlika, M. Ben Hamida, Houda Hammami, Imen Dorbani Ben Thabet, M. Rouatbi, I. Mokhtar

long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser facial hypertrichosis topical minoxidil therapy minoxidil Nd:YAG laser hypertrichosis Rogaine

Studysummary This case report describes an 8-year-old girl who developed fronto-temporal hypertrichosis from 2% minoxidil solution and achieved complete resolution after two Nd:YAG laser hair removal sessions.

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