Evaluation of safety and efficacy of variable pulsed light in the treatment of unwanted hair in 77 volunteers

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-315

  Nahavandi, H ^a   Neumann, R ^a   Holzer, G ^a   Knobler, Robert ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hair removal; Hypertrichosis; Pulsed light; Selective photothermolysis; Variable pulsed light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIABLE PULSED LIGHT SYSTEM; VOLUNTEER;

FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR REMOVAL; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LIGHT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049123589     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02408.x     Document Type: Article

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