title: Khite: a non-Western technique for temporary hair removal.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Khite (also known as fatlah in Egypt) is a manual technique of temporary vellus hair removal that is widely performed in the Middle East.
  
  
  METHODS
  The technique of khite is reviewed as illustrated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Khite is an effective method of removing unwanted vellus hairs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dermatologists in all parts of the world should be familiar with khite, because the ease of international travel may bring patients to their attention who have khite-association complications such as erythema, folliculitis, and secondary pigmentary changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Gawad
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Hamid
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology