Sugaring: an ancient method of hair removal.
BACKGROUND
Excess body hair can be removed by several methods including shaving, waxing, electrolysis, and lasers. We report herein an ancient technique of hair removal.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the technique of sugaring for removal of unwanted hair.


METHODS
Skin and paste preparation are described and paste application explained.


RESULTS
Hairless and exfoliated skin is achieved.


CONCLUSIONS
Sugaring is a cost effective and practical method of hair removal heretofore unreported in the medical literature.
Tannir
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Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Leshin
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D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
D019422:Dietary Sucrose