Unwanted facial hair removal with laser treatment improves quality of life of patients
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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Improvement of hirsutism with laser has been associated with improvement in quality of life, anxiety, and depression in young women with PCOS.
“Improvement of hirsutism with laser has been associated with improvement in quality of life, anxiety, and depression in young women with PCOS [198, 199].”
From Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Treatment With Emphasis on Adolescent Girls (2019) · cites this paper as [198]
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- Authors
- Maziar, A., Farsi, N., Mandegarfard, M., Babakoohi, S., Gorouhi, F., Dowlati, Y., & Firooz, A.
- Affiliations
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Firooz, Alireza
- Venue
- Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-12-18
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-9
- ISSN
- 1476-4172 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4180
- OpenAlex
- W2023089175
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Keywords
- laser hair removal, quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, hirsutism, women
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Face, Female, Hair Removal, Hirsutism, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Time Factors, Patient Satisfaction, Low-Level Light Therapy, Young Adult
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