title: Pili bigeminy induced by low fluence therapy with hair removal alexandrite and ruby lasers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lasers are being widely used for the hair removal. Several complications including hyperpigmentation, erythma, hypopigmentation, and burns have been reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study laser hair removal complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pubic hairs were treated with alexandrite and ruby lasers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pili Bigeminy can be induced by low fluence therapy with hair removal Alexandrite and Ruby lasers as a complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first report of pili bigminy as a complication of laser-assisted hair removal.
authors.affiliation: Laser and Dermatology Service, Zhonghua Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Edelstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male