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Laser and light based hair removal

1 April 2017 | Paolo Bonan (Prof), Michela Troiano, Nicola Bruscino | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Laser hair removal is a popular, and constantly evolving, treatment. Professor Paolo Bonan and colleagues provide us with a comprehensive overview and some ‘top tips’ for how to make the procedure as safe and effective as possible. Hair removal, also...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: an overview

1 April 2020 | Pedro Santos | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Laser hair removal is the most performed aesthetic procedure worldwide, with a continuous and increasing demand over the last two decades. It was introduced to the market in the early 1990s and several million procedures have been performed since then....

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: electrolysis

1 April 2020 | June Adams | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Electrolysis remains the only method of hair removal permitted by law in the UK [1] and USA [2] to be described as permanent. This is distinct from light-based methods which are permitted the description “permanent hair reduction”. Electrolysis is very...

Hair removal: a summary of techniques with a particular emphasis on the importance and versatility of electrolysis

1 December 2014 | Angela Wheat, Moyra Radbourne | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Background and causes of excess or unwanted hair The management of unwanted body and facial hair has been a constant challenge for the human species since the dawn of human culture in the Neolithic era. Of note this was the...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: focus on lighter hair

1 April 2020 | Nicolas Rygaloff | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Variable square pulse (VSP) Nd:YAG laser devices are ideally positioned among all available laser sources for hair removal. This is due to the fact that the Nd:YAG wavelength (1064nm) penetrates deeply into the skin. It is strongly absorbed in melanin...