Photodepilation: Advances in Light-Based and Laser Technologies for Hair Removal

    January 2009 in “ Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas ”
    P. Serrano-Grau, A. Campo-Voegeli, D. Romero
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    TLDR Lasers and light treatments are now the most common ways to remove hair.
    Since the FDA approved the first laser therapy for hair removal in 1996, significant advancements have been made in light-based and laser technologies. Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) sources with wavelengths between 600 and 1200 nm, targeting melanin in the hair shaft, follicle epithelium, and hair matrix, have become the most widely used methods for hair removal. This review aimed to describe and compare the various photodepilation methods available at the time.
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