Peereboom-Wynia, 1975  Title: The effect of electrical epilation on
the beard hair of women with idiopathic hirsutism
Author: Peereboom-Wynia JDR
Journal: Arch Derm Res 1975, 254:15-22
PMID: 1200709, UI: 76086800
Dr. Peereboom-Wynia may be the first to do a clinical
study involving hirsutism (hair in women due to excess androgen).
The influence of epilation by means of diathermy
and galvanic current on the hair roots in the beard region of
11 women with idiopathic hirsutism has been investigated. The
hair-roots could be destroyed by both methods. Various differences
were found between the two methods:
1. After 10 weeks, the hair density in the field
treated by diathermy was lower than that in the corresponding
field treated with galvanic current. However, the time required
for total destruction of all hair roots was found to be the same
for both methods.
2. The diameter of the hairs growing again after
diathermy was found to be less than that after galvanic current,
while the proportion of dysplastic/dystrophic hairs was significantly
greater.
Unfortunately, the sample size (11) is too small
and the follow-up of a few months is too short to make any conclusive
observations.
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