Laser hair removal is ever increasing in popularity. Technology is fast advancing, and there
are increasingly excessive commercial claims that laser hair removal in all skin types is free …

In recent years, a plethora of novel therapeutic approaches to fight signs of aging and to
influence external body appearance have become available in aesthetic dermatology …

Conventional treatments for excessive hair are tedious and time consuming. Laser hair
removal has become the leading therapy option for long–term results. It works on the …

Unwanted facial hair is a common problem that is seldom discussed in the primary care
setting. Although men occasionally request removal of unwanted facial hair, women most …

Background Safe and efficient options for removing unwanted hair are in great demand.
Laser devices and intense pulsed light (IPL) sources are the most commonly used treatment …

A variety of laser technologies are now able to successfully remove unwanted hair.
Successful removal is based on an understanding of laser physics and appropriate …

It was just over a century ago that Niels Finsen was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in
Medicine for establishing the scientific basis for using light to treat skin disease [1]. Despite …

Long-term hair removal requires that a laser or light source damage one or more growth
centers of hair. To do so, an appropriate target or chromophore must be identified. The major …

Despite the increasing reliance on computers and the associated health risks, computer-
related dermatoses remain under-represented in the literature. This term collectively refers …

Objectives: Describe the different lasers used for hair removal. Review the indications for
laser hair removal. Summarize the complications of laser hair removal. Outline …