title: [Effectiveness and safety of long-pulsed Alexandrite laser for hair removal in 1702 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of long-pulsed Alexandrite laser for hair removal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hair removal was performed in 1702 hirsute patients with long-pulsed Alexandrite laser. Among them 1603 patients received two or more operations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In patients who received 2, 3, 4, 5, and > or =6 operations, the effectiveness rates were 9.79%, 18.33%, 29.10%, 37.64%, and 82.68%, respectively. The number of operation correlated with the effectiveness, and > or =6 operations resulted in superior outcomes. Pigmentation occurred in 0.94% of the patients (16/1702).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The long-pulsed Alexandrite laser system is effective and safe in removing hair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. jinhongzhong@263.net
authors.forename: Hong-zhong
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jia-bi
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guo-tiao
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yue-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ya-Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Hong-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dong-Lai
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhi-xin
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jing-chun
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome