Konnikov, 1990  Title: Evaluation of the effect of radio frequency
energy delivered by the Removatron hair removal device on hair
regrowth.
Author: Konnikov N
Journal: unpublished, 1990 (commissioned by
manufacturer)
PMID:
This unpublished report was included with Removatron's 515(i) submission to FDA,
and was dismissed by FDA as "only suggestive" of permanent
hair removal.
Dr. Konnikov compared plucking with electric tweezing by Removatron
on 13 women. After six months of treatment, patients were only
observed in follow-up for three months after final treatment.
Despite this small sample size and brief follow-up, Dr. Konnikov
concluded that “46% of facial hairs treated with the Removatron
device can be considered with reasonable medical certainty to
have been permanently removed.” FDA didn't buy it, and either
do I.
See also a published report using electric tweezers ( Verdich 1984).
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