RT Book, Section
A1 Kundu, Roopal V.
A2 Alam, Murad
A2 Bhatia, Ashish C.
A2 Kundu, Roopal V.
A2 Yoo, Simon S.
A2 Chan, Henry Hin-Lee
SR Print(0)
ID 1175118768
T1 Hair Removal in Ethnic Skin: Laser, Lights, and Medical and Mechanical Epilation
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071487764
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175118768
RD 2024/04/19
AB Many  men  and  women  elect  to  remove  unwanted  body  and  facial  hair  for  cosmetic,  cultural,  social,  or  medical  reasons.  There  are  two  main  medical  causes  for  excessive  hair:  hirsutism  and  hypertrichosis.  Hirsutism  is  characterized  by  an  androgen-dependent  hair  pattern  with  excessive  and  increased  body  and  facial  terminal  hair  distributed  in  a  male  pattern.1  It  can  be  idiopathic  or  genetic  in  origin;  however  there  are  medical  conditions  that  can  cause  hirsutism  (Table  10.1).