Abstract
Background: Unwanted facial hair can have adverse psychological effects on women and reduce their quality of life. Objective: To assess the effects of unwanted facial hair removal with laser on improving quality of life. Methods: In this study, 70 patients treated for unwanted facial hair by laser were assessed by Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire on admission and 3 months later after three sessions of laser treatment. Results: The DLQI score before treatment was 9.42 ± 5.99, which was reduced to 3.12 ± 3.40 after laser treatment (p <0.05). Conclusion: Unwanted facial hair removal with laser can improve the quality of life of patients.
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Hereby, sincere cooperation of the medical and nursing staff of the Dowlati Skin Clinic and Novin Didegan Clinic in performing this study is appreciated.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.