Temporary Hair Removal by Low Fluence Photoepilation: Histological Study on Biopsies and Cultured Human Hair Follicles

    September 2008 in “ Lasers in surgery and medicine ”
    Guido F Roosen, Gillian Westgate, Michael P. Philpott … Peter Bjerring
    Studysummary This study found that low fluence photoepilation with intense pulsed light targets the pigmented area of hair follicles, causing temporary hair loss by inducing a catagen-like state without severe follicle damage.
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