Topical eflornithine hydrochloride improves the effectiveness of standard laser hair removal for treating pseudofolliculitis barbae: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 694-699

  Xia, Yang ^a   Cho, Sunghun ^b   Howard, Robin S ^c   Maggio, Kurt L ^c  

^a San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium   (United States)

^b Dermatology Clinic   (Germany)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

eflornithine hydrochloride; hair laser; pseudofolliculitis barbae

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; PLACEBO;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAPULE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EFLORNITHINE; EMOLLIENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NECK; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866411380     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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