Abstract

VELEZ GONZALEZ, M.. Photoepilation: treatment of difficult areas. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2010, vol.36, n.2, pp.181-186. ISSN 1989-2055.

Photoepilation has made it possible to broad the possibilities of increasing indications of epilation. But, at the same time, some contraindications, side effects and complications have delimited in accordance with the years of experience of this technique, its clinical application. As in other technologies, photoepilation must take into account cases that are more difficult to treat, according to hair location, complications, skin type and possible associated pathology leading to hirutism of hypertrichosis. The aim of this paper is to present cases whose location leads to greater treatment difficulties as well as how to approach possible alternatives treatment in order to obtain good efficacy and few complications. Locations such as the eyebrows and periocular region, the nose, ears, anus, scrotum, vulva and prominent areas, must be regarded in photoepilation as being the most difficult ones to treat, in search of the highest efficacy, avoiding side effects and complications. This article deals with limitations of the tecnique.

Keywords : Photoepilation; IPL; Laser epilation; Complications; Secundary effects.

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