Abstract
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery estimates that in 2015 more than 1,200,000 laser hair-removal treatments were performed in the USA. Laser hair removal is currently the third most requested treatment in dermatology/aesthetic medicine. The effectiveness of photoepilation was first illustrated in 1996 by a group of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, who, with partial results, used light pulses generated by a ruby laser. In this chapter, we illustrate which are the best indications of hair removal, and we detailed different laser systems.
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Saraceni, P.L., Scarabello, A., Ekinde, S., Cinotti, E., Laurenza, M. (2020). Laser Hair Removal: Updates. In: Fimiani, M., Rubegni, P., Cinotti, E. (eds) Technology in Practical Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45351-0_36
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