Terminal hair growth after full thickness skin graft: Treatment with normal mode ruby laser.
Treatment of hirsutism is often unsatisfactory with many of the currently used methods providing only temporary improvement. The use of lasers for hair removal has shown promising results and treatment by using the normal mode ruby laser has provided reduction in hair numbers sustained on follow-up. We report a woman who developed terminal hair growth at the site of a full thickness skin graft and describe her successful treatment with the normal mode ruby laser.
Thomson
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The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, United Kingdom.
Sommer
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Sheehan-Dare
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D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome