{"id":134,"date":"2009-04-20T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/?p=134"},"modified":"2009-05-08T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T17:28:08","slug":"new-study-shows-laser-hair-removal-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/new-study-shows-laser-hair-removal-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Laser Hair Removal Effectiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laser therapies to remove unwanted hair may be safer and more effective when used separately rather than in combination, according to an Iranian study.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/laser-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-138\" title=\"Laser Hair Removal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/laser-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Laser Hair Removal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laser Hair Removal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The researchers at the Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran compared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/laser_hair_removal.htm\" target=\"_blank\">hair removal<\/a> on the legs of 15 people using either long-pulsed 755-nanometer alexandrite lasers (12- and 18-millimeter spot sizes), long-pulsed 1,064 nanometer Nd:YAG laser (12-millimeter spot size), or a combination of alexandrite and Nd:YAG 12-millimeter spot size lasers.<br \/>\nThe participants received a total of four treatment sessions at eight-week intervals. Average hair density was measured with a hair counting device and special software, and hair reduction was assessed by comparing digital photographs taken before treatment and at eight- and 18-month follow-up sessions.<br \/>\nAverage hair reductions 18 months after final treatment were 75.9% for the 12-millimeter spot size alexandrite laser, 84.3% for the 18-millimeter spot size alexandrite laser, 73.6% for the Nd:YAG laser, and<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_137\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/laser.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-137\" title=\"Laser Hair Removal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/laser-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Laser Hair Removal Training\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laser Hair Removal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>77.8% for the combination therapy. Leg areas that received the alexandrite laser treatments had higher average pain severity than those treated with the Nd:YAG laser. The highest amount of pain occurred in areas that received the combination treatment. Those areas were also most likely to have hyperpigmentation.<br \/>\n&#8220;Despite other studies showing more efficacy of the alexandrite rather than the Nd:YAG laser, our trial results showed no significant difference between them,&#8221; the study authors concluded. &#8220;The use of alexandrite or Nd:YAG laser systems alone for at least four treatments sessions and with eight-week intervals have long-term persistent efficacy in hair reduction with acceptable and transient adverse effects.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe study was published in the October issue of the Archives of Dermatology.<br \/>\nThis article was originally published in the October 2008 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/skininc.com\" target=\"_blank\">Skin Inc magazine<\/a> and is being reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the benefits of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/laser_hair_removal.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> Laser Hair Removal<\/a>, you can visit Aesthetic VideoSource to see the newest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/laser_hair_removal.htm\" target=\"_blank\">laser hair removal techniques<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laser therapies to remove unwanted hair may be safer and more effective when used separately rather than in combination, according to an Iranian study. 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