Paradoxical Hypertrichosis After Laser Epilation

    June 2005 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Abdulmajeed Alajlan, Jerry Shapiro, Jason K. Rivers … Harvey Lui
    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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