Temporary hair removal by low fluence photoepilation: Histological study on biopsies and cultured human hair follicles

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 520-528

  Roosen, Guido F ^a   Westgate, Gillian E ^b   Philpott, Mike ^c   Berretty, Paul J M ^d   Nuijs, Tom ^e   Bjerring, Peter ^f  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b Westgate Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^f Molholm Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biopsies; Histology; Human hair follicle; Intense pulsed light (IPL); Low fluence; Photoepilation; Temporary hair removal

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT; LASER; LOW FLUENCE PHOTOEPILATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE;

BIOPSY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR REMOVAL; LASERS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 53249084114     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20679     Document Type: Article

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