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Vascular lesions: a rupture or malformation
of blood vessels near the skin's surface. Common types include
broken capillaries, spider veins and port wine stains.
Vasodilators: drugs which cause the opening
of blood vessels. The hair growth drug minoxidil is a vasodilator.
Vellus hair: small, fine, nearly invisible hair
that covers most of the body.
Verucca: a medical term for a wart.
Virus: a microscopic organism often causing
diseases. In hair removal, the chance of viral transfer can be
nearly eliminated using universal precautions.
Vitiligo: milky unpigmented spots on the skin,
usually occuring after adulthood, and more common in blacks. It's
what Michael Jackson claims to have.
Volt: a unit of electromotive force, one ampere
of current against one ohm of resistance.
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