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INDUSTRY REPORT

Measurement of home‐use laser and intense pulsed light systems for hair removal: Preliminary report

Godfrey Town Laser Protection Adviser, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Caerwyn Ash School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Pages 157-168 | Received 27 Jan 2009, Accepted 18 Jun 2009, Published online: 01 Sep 2009

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Walid K. Hamoudi, Raid A. Ismail & Hussein A. Shakir. (2017) Construction and temporal behaviour study of multi RLC intense light pulses for dermatological applications. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy 19:6, pages 325-333.
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Kelly Hendricks, Celenkosini Thembelenkosini Nxumalo, Mokgadi U. Makgobole, Shanaz Ghuman, Diana Jacobs & Nomakhosi Mpofana. (2023) Evaluating the effectiveness of laser hair reduction using a home use laser in comparison to a Diode laser. PLOS ONE 18:5, pages e0286162.
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Godfrey Town, Natalia V. Botchkareva, Natallia E. Uzunbajakava, Tom Nuijs, Marijke van Vlimmeren, Caerwyn Ash & Christine Dierickx. (2019) Light‐based home‐use devices for hair removal: Why do they work and how effective they are?. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 51:6, pages 481-490.
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Caerwyn Ash, Godfrey Town, Rebecca Whittall, Louise Tooze & Jaymie Phillips. (2017) Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) association with cancerous lesions. Lasers in Medical Science 32:8, pages 1927-1933.
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Meghan T. Hession, Alina Markova & Emmy M. Graber. (2015) A Review of Hand-Held, Home-Use Cosmetic Laser and Light Devices. Dermatologic Surgery 41:3, pages 307-320.
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Seungwoo Noh, Woo Seok Koh, Hyoung-woo Lim, Chiyul Yoon, Youdan Kim, Jin Ho Chung, Hee Chan Kim & Sungwan Kim. (2014) Tool to visualize and evaluate operator proficiency in laser hair-removal treatments. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 13:1.
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M.A. Trelles, C. Ash & G. Town. (2014) Clinical and microscopic evaluation of long-term (6 months) epilation effects of the ipulse personal home-use intense pulsed light (IPL) device. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 28:2, pages 160-168.
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D. Thaysen-Petersen, P. Bjerring, C. Dierickx, J.F. Nash, G. Town & M. Haedersdal. (2012) A systematic review of light-based home-use devices for hair removal and considerations on human safety. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 26:5, pages 545-553.
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E. Cuerda, R. Linares, M.A. Palomar, J.L. López Estebaranz & J.P. Ortonne. (2011) Hair removal home devices: are they safe?. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, pages no-no.
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Godfrey Town & Caerwyn Ash. (2010) Are home-use intense pulsed light (IPL) devices safe?. Lasers in Medical Science 25:6, pages 773-780.
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J.L. López-Estebaranz & E. Cuerda. (2010) Medical-Cosmetic Devices for Home Use: Present and Future Considerations. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 101:3, pages 223-229.
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J.L. López-Estebaranz & E. Cuerda. (2010) Dispositivos médico-estéticos de uso domiciliario: presente y futuro. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas 101:3, pages 223-229.
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