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November 30, 2008

Hair Removal Appear To Be More Effective Than Combination Treatments,

Filed under: Beauty Tips — Tags: Background Information, Combination Treatment, Combination Treatments, Decade, Follicular Unit, Hair Follicle, Hair Laser, Laser Hair Removal, Laser Therapies, Leg Hair, Men And Women, Photoepilation, Profound Effects, Unwanted Hair — admin @ 2:20 pm

Laser therapies commonly used for removal of unwanted hair appear to be safer and remove leg hair more effectively when used separately than when used as a combination treatment, according to a new report.

“Unwanted hair that potentially has profound effects on psychological well-being is an exceedingly common concern for men and women,” according to background information in the article. During the past decade, laser hair removal has become a popular and accepted method used to reduce the growth of unwanted hair. “Laser-assisted photoepilation or laser hair removal, as first reported in 1996, is accomplished through destruction of the follicular unit [the hair follicle].”

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October 30, 2008

Safest Choice of Laser Hair Removal

Filed under: Main Content — Tags: Alexandrite Laser, Alexandrite Lasers, Combination Therapy, Combination Treatment, Commodity, Decade, Doctors, Efficacy, Laser Hair Removal, Millimeter, Nd Yag Laser, Study Authors, Treatment Patients — IngridP @ 12:07 pm

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Over the past decade, laser hair removal has become a hot commodity. Some doctors even offer treatment using a combination of lasers; but a new study shows the safest and most effective way to remove hair is with a single laser.

The laser found to remove the most hair after 18 months was the 18-millimeter spot size alexandrite laser, which reduced hair by an average of 84.3 percent, compared to 77.8 percent for the combination treatment. Patients, however, reported more pain with the alexandrite lasers than with the Nd:YAG laser. More pain and hyperpigmentation were also reported in areas treated with the combination therapy.

“Despite other studies showing more efficacy of the alexandrite rather than the Nd:YAG laser, our trial results showed no significant difference between them,” study authors concluded.

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