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- Title
Laser and intense pulsed light hair removal technologies: from professional to home use.
- Authors
Haedersdal, M.; Beerwerth, F.; Nash, J.F.
- Abstract
Summary Light-based hair removal (LHR) is one of the fastest growing, nonsurgical aesthetic cosmetic procedures in the United States and Europe. A variety of light sources including lasers, e.g. alexandrite laser (755 nm), pulsed diode lasers (800, 810 nm), Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) and broad-spectrum intense pulsed light (IPL, 590-1200 nm), are available and used widely for such procedures in dermatological/clinical settings under proper supervision. Patient selection and appropriate fluence settings are managed by professionals to maximize efficacy while minimizing adverse events. In the past 5 years, LHR devices have been sold directly to consumers for treatment in the home. In this review, we outline the principles underlying laser and IPL technologies and undertake an evidence-based assessment of the short- and long-term efficacy of the different devices available to the practising dermatologist and discuss the efficacy and human safety implications of home-use devices.
- Subjects
HAIR removal; MEDICAL lasers; PATIENT selection; MEDICAL equipment safety measures; DERMATOLOGY equipment
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2011, Vol 165, p31
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10736.x