A randomized clinical trial on the comparison between hair shaving and snipping prior to laser hair removal sessions in women suffering from hirsutism
| Autor: | Robabeh Alijanpour, Fatemeh Aliakbarpour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Hypertrichosis
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Chin Hirsutism medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEM Lasers Solid-State Terminal hair Hair Removal Barbering Group B law.invention 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Recurrence medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Laser hair removal hirsutism integumentary system business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female Laser Therapy business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cosmetic dermatology. 16(1) |
| ISSN: | 1473-2165 |
| Popis: | SummaryBackground and objectives Hirsutism or excess hair growth is a common dermatological problem in females, affecting up to 10% of females worldwide. We aimed this study to compare the two hair-shortening methods shaving vs. snipping among hirsute women regarding the outcome of the therapy and also the paradoxical hypertrichosis phenomenon (terminal hair regrowth) 6 months after the final therapy session. Materials and Methods In this study, 129 premenopausal women affected by hirsutism were randomly divided into two study groups according to hair-shortening method: shaving as group A (66 patients) and hair shortening by scissor as group B (63 patients). Each patient received six alexandrite laser therapy sessions every month for six consecutive months. Chin hairs in a 5 × 5 cm2 zone were counted, and the paradoxical hair regrowth was evaluated four times during the study: once at baseline, once before the third session, once before the sixth session, and once 6 months after the last laser session. Results Before the third session, the counts were 15.06 ± 5.20 in group A and 13.07 ± 4.44 in group B (P = 0.022); both counts were meaningfully less than the baseline count (P < 0.001). The counts before the sixth session were 2.80 ± 1.16 in group A and 2.71 ± 1.12 in group B (P = 0.673); the counts were significantly lower than the previous session (P < 0.001). Six months after the last laser session, the counts were 11.27 ± 9.30 in group A and 8.15 ± 3.12 in group B (P = 0.012). Paradoxical hypertrichosis was observed in three patients of group A vs. no patients in group B. Conclusion We found that alexandrite laser therapy is really effective for treating hirsutism. Both shaving and using a scissor for hair shortening showed similar short-term results, but in one-year follow-up, paradoxical hypertrichosis was only observed in shaving group and also a lower hair count was observed in the snipping group. |
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