Hair removal with a novel, low fluence, home-use intense pulsed light device

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-105

  Emerson, Russell ^a   Town, Godfrey ^b  

^a Hove Skin Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Haywards Heath ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constant spectral output; Hair removal; Home use; Intense pulsed light

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR GROWTH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; MALE; NECK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN; UPPER LIP; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849092740     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170902792199     Document Type: Article

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