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Complications of laser hair removal—How we could reduce them?
Author(s) -
Clatici Victor Gabriel,
Voicu Cristiana,
Barinova Elena,
Mihai Lupu,
Tatu Alin Laurentiu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13518
Subject(s) - medicine , acronym , hair removal , laser , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , laser therapy , adverse effect , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , medical physics , dermatology , surgery , nursing , optics , philosophy , linguistics , physics
Laser hair removal became a very popular intervention, with a permanently increasing number of procedures being performed worldwide. The procedure is often performed by nonmedical personnel, and even by untrained personnel, that could be associated with different kind of adverse events, from mild to serious. The complications associated could be lower if the operators understand the basic of laser physics and the working principles of devices. We propose a simple acronym, WATCH, in order to increase the safety and efficiency of laser interventions.