LASER HAIR REMOVAL: DIODE LASER

Abstract

Laser hair removal is one of the fastest growing procedures in cosmetic dermatology. Excess hair growth ranges in severity and may present as hypertrichosis (excess hair growth in any body site) or hirsutism (abnormal hair growth in women in androgen dependent sites). Many methods are available to remove unwanted hair, including bleaching, plucking, shaving, waxing, chemical depilators, and electrolysis. However, these procedures can produce unwanted side effects such as irritation and cutaneous infection. Laser hair removal provides easy, painless, and long-term hair reduction. No wonder it has been appropriately called “the next big thing in cosmetic dermatology”.