Adverse Effects of Laser Hair Removal

Paloma Tejero; Victoria Sunkel; María Victoria Zamorano

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Adverse Effects of Laser Hair Removal

Paloma Tejero, Victoria Sunkel, María Victoria Zamorano

Published in Journal of Surgery (Volume 3, Issue 1-1)

Received: 27 November 2014 Accepted: 3 December 2014 Published: 8 February 2015

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Abstract

Adverse effects observed in 300,000 medical laser hair removal sessions between June 1998 and April 2014 have been indirectly surveyed. The small number of adverse effects and their resolution with no significant sequelae is confirmed. Laser hair removal is a safe and effective method, but it is not risk-free. It is clearly necessary to i) strictly update the patient’s medical history at each session, ii) duly train healthcare staff, and iii) follow the applicable safety protocols. Note that data collection was based on the memory of the treating team, which means that significant bias is likely. However, bias will be high for mild adverse effects but very low for serious adverse effects (which have also required follow-up). The conclusions of this work may only be applicable to the moderate and serious adverse effects of laser hair removal, but not to standard, mild adverse effects.

Published in	Journal of Surgery (Volume 3, Issue 1-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Breakthroughs in Aesthetic Medicine
DOI	10.11648/j.js.s.2015030101.16
Page(s)	18-20
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Adverse Effects, Laser Hair Removal, Paradoxical Growth, Hirsutism

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Paloma Tejero, Victoria Sunkel, María Victoria Zamorano. (2015). Adverse Effects of Laser Hair Removal. Journal of Surgery, 3(1-1), 18-20. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.s.2015030101.16

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Paloma Tejero; Victoria Sunkel; María Victoria Zamorano. Adverse Effects of Laser Hair Removal. J. Surg. 2015, 3(1-1), 18-20. doi: 10.11648/j.js.s.2015030101.16

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Paloma Tejero

Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Victoria Sunkel

Mediestetic Clinic, Madrid, Spain
María Victoria Zamorano

Mediestetic Clinic, Madrid, Spain

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