Paradoxical Hypertrichosis After Laser Epilation

June 2005 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”

Abdulmajeed Alajlan, Jerry Shapiro, Jason K. Rivers, Nina MacDonald, Judy Wiggin, Harvey Lui

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Studysummary 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.

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