Dermoscopy guided thermolysis—A modification to improve ease of procedure.

Vishwanath, Tejas; Udare, Satish; Rajput, Shweta; Viswanath, Vishalakshi

While lasers have supplanted electrolysis and thermolysis for tackling excessive, unwanted hair growth, the latter procedures retain their utility when targeting white hair owing to the paucity of melanin, the target chromophore.[1] This is especially so in skin of color where the use of optical-based devices for the removal of light-colored hairs may eventuate in cutaneous dyschromias.[2] Electrolysis and thermolysis entail insertion of the needle into the follicular orifice in the direction of hair growth followed by passage of direct or alternating current respectively. Dermoscopy guided thermolysis - A modification to improve ease of procedure Besides, the patient also views the procedure, increasing patient satisfaction.

THERMOLYSIS; HAIR removal; DERMOSCOPY; HAIR transplantation; INFORMED consent (Medical law); HAIR growth

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 4, p1422

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Academic Journal

10.1111/jocd.15553