Hair removal in 40 hirsute women with an intense laser-like light source

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Schroeter, Careen A ^a   Raulin, Christian ^b   Thürlimann, Wolfgang ^c   Reineke, Thorsten ^e   De Potter, Christian ^d   Neumann, H A Martino ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Laserzentrum Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^c University Hospital Aachen   (Germany)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Hair removal; Hirsute; Laser therapy; Light source; Pulse mode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROLYSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIRSUTISM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER; LASER SURGERY; PHOTOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR REMOVAL; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032783681     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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