title: Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Intense Pulsed Light Source for Facial Skin Hair Removal for Home Use.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this Institutional Review Board-approved, open label, prospective study was to study the safety and efficacy of a novel pulsed light home hair removal device in patients with unwanted facial hair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen patients were recruited into the clinical trial; two patients were lost to follow-up. Patients received six biweekly treatments with the novel home-pulsed light device in the facial areas below the level of the cheekbone. Follow-up visits were made at one and three months following the last treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed statistically significant hair reduction numbers (22.7 at baseline to 4.4 at the end of the one-month follow-up time period and 7.0 at the end of the three-month follow-up time period) and percentages of 83.3 percent at one month post home-pulsed light device treatments and 78.1 percent at three months following the novel home-pulsed light device treatments. No adverse events with the device in the clinical evaluation were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This novel home use pulsed light device is a safe and effective at-home intense pulsed light device for facial hair removal.
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee; ; Gold Skin Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee;
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Biron
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee;
authors.forename: Brynne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson