title: [Hair removal with intense pulsed light].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the hair-removal effect of intense pulsed light (IPL).
  
  
  METHODS
  The unwanted hairs were removed with ELITE plus IPL. The treatment took 3 - 5 procedures, with an interval of over 2 months. 341 patients underwent the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were well tolerant without anesthesia. The unwanted hairs were wholly removed after 3 - 5 procedures. After operation, routine cleaning and make-up were allowed and bandaging was not necessary. There were blister in 3 cases and infection in 1 case. No pigmentation and scarring happened. Following-up of 3 - 6 months showed steady results with less regeneration of very thin and soft hair.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IPL is an ideal hair-removal method because of the credible effect, simple operation, rapid treatment and no serious complications.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Meng-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Guo-Zhang
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li-Ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult