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    • Permanent
      • Best permanent hair removal methods
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      • IPL (intense pulsed light) hair removal
      • Jergens Naturally Smooth Shave Minimizing Moisturizer
    • Temporary hair removal methods
    • Doubtful hair removal methods
      • X-ray hair removal
      • Microwave hair removal (WARNING!)
      • “Transdermal electrolysis” (WARNING!)
      • Photoepilators (WARNING!)
        • D’PLUME XXII PHOTOCOAGULATOR by Carol Block
      • “Transcutaneous hair removal” (WARNING!)
      • Topical “hair inhibitors” and “hair retardants” (WARNING!)
      • Hair inhibitor products (WARNING!)
      • Hair inhibitor products (WARNING!)
      • Electric tweezers (WARNING!)
      • Dietary supplements (WARNING!)
  • Tips
    • Choosing a method
    • Choosing a light-based hair removal practitioner
    • Choosing an electrologist
    • Home electrolysis purchasing info
    • Home electrolysis tips
    • Managing hair removal pain
      • Hair removal pain descriptions
      • EMLA topical anesthetic
      • LMX-5 topical anesthetic
      • Other topical anesthetics
      • Factors in hair removal pain
      • Topical anesthesia pros and cons
      • Topical application tips
      • Topical pain reduction products
      • Topical pain reduction comparison
      • Topical pain reduction purchasing information
      • Topicaine topical anesthetic
      • Risks in hair removal pain management
      • Cheap & easy hair removal pain management
      • ELA-Max topical anesthetic
    • Eye safety during hair removal
    • Hair removal consultation
    • Light-based hair removal consultation form
    • Regulations
      • Electrology regulations by state
      • FDA and hair removal
      • Filing FTC complaints about hair removal
      • Filing FTC complaints about hair removal
      • FTC and hair removal
      • FTC and hair removal overview
      • FTC hair removal law enforcement
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      • FTC hair removal regulation overview
      • Governmental hair removal regulation
      • Laser regulations by state
      • US Federal Communications Commission and hair removal
      • US Patent & Trademark Office and hair removal
      • US Postal Service and hair removal
      • FDA 510(k) clearance
      • FDA 510(k) clearance: Lasers and flash lamps
      • FDA 510(k) clearance: Microwave devices
      • FDA 510(k) clearance: Needle-type epilators
      • FDA 510(k) clearance: Tweezer-type epilators
      • FDA 510(k) diode laser intended use
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements: alexandrite lasers
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements: diode lasers
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements: flash lamps
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements: Nd:YAG lasers
      • FDA 510(k) Intended use statements: ruby lasers
      • FDA Establishment Database
      • FDA reclassification of electric tweezers
      • FDA reclassification of needle epilators
      • FDA regulation numbers
      • FDA tweezer reclassification: Helene Edgar 515(i)
      • FDA tweezer reclassification: Removatron 515(i)
      • FTC v. Removatron (1985)
  • Directory
    • Best hair removal products, services, and resources
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    • Info
      • American Electrology Association
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      • Eyelash
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      • Federal Trade Commission
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      • Ingrown hair
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      • Mammal
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      • Nair
      • No!no!
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      • Other hair removal resources
      • Permanent hair reduction
      • Photoepilator
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      • Pseudofolliculitis barbae
      • Pubic hair
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      • Pumice stone
      • Reliable hair removal websites
      • Secondary sex characteristic
      • Skin
      • Threading
      • Threading
      • Threading
      • Topicaine
      • Trichiasis
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      • Trimming
      • Vaniqa
      • Radiancy
    • Puerto Rico
      • Bayamon hair removal
      • Puerto Rico hair removal
      • San Juan hair removal
    • Top Pros
      • Advance Laser and Minimally Invasive Surgery: Easley, SC
      • Advanced Laser Clinics
      • All Body Laser & Electrolysis Center: Aventura, FL
      • American Laser Centers
      • Arizona Laser, Electrolysis, & Skin Care : Phoenix, AZ
      • Barbara’s Electrology Clinic: Topeka, KS
      • Beauty Skin Deep
      • Celibré
      • Charles Michel
      • D3 Electrology 2000: Dundas, ON
      • Electrolysis by Kelly: Westbrook, CT
      • Executive Clearance Electrolysis: Buffalo, NY
      • Gia’s Hair Removal Works
      • Gregory System
      • Hedden Plastic Surgery
      • Ideal Image
      • New Finish Electrolysis: Las Vegas, NV
      • Nunavut hair removal
      • Professional Electrolysis Services: St. Louis, MO
      • Sona MedSpa
      • Sona MedSpa
      • Sona MedSpa
      • Cheryl Conway, R.E.: Ventura, CA
      • Touch of Excellence, Body, Hair & Skin Care: Renton, WA
    • United States
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        • Puget Sound Electrology: Renton, WA
      • Washington DC
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      • South Carolina
        • Advance Laser and Minimally Invasive Surgery: Piedmont, SC
        • South Carolina hair removal
      • South Dakota
        • South Dakota hair removal
      • New York
        • Advanced Hair Removal Solutions: Great Neck, NY
        • Bronx hair removal
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        • Executive Clearance Electrolysis: Buffalo, NY
        • Queens hair removal
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        • Suffolk Electrolysis: Bellport, NY
        • Manhattan hair removal
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    • Laser hair removal directory
  • Manufacturers
    • Photoepilator manufacturers
    • Home Waxing
      • Home waxing products
    • Laser
      • Altus Medical
      • Cutera
      • Asclepion Laser Technologies
      • Candela Corporation
      • Coherent Star
      • Continuum Biomedical
      • CoolTouch Corporation
      • Cosmos Medical
      • Cynosure, Inc.
      • Danish Dermatologic Development (DDD)
      • Depilase
      • Depilité
      • ESC Sharplan
      • Focus Medical LLC
      • Genomma Lab
      • Global Administrator, S.A. de C.V.
      • IRIDEX Corp.
      • Laserscope
      • Leisegang/NetOptix
      • Lumenis
      • Medical Laser Technologies, Ltd.
      • SLS Biophile
      • Neoskin
      • Nidek
      • Opus Medical, Inc.
      • Palomar Medical
      • Polytec PI/Lambda
      • Radiancy, Inc.
      • Sharplan
      • Silver Creek Surgical
      • SpectraGenics, Inc.
      • Syneron Medical
      • ThermoLase
      • Tria Beauty, Inc.
      • LightSheer laser hair removal promotional video
      • Video: laser hair removal on arms
    • Distributors
      • eBay (WARNING!)
      • Folica
    • Laser and flash lamp manufacturers
    • Laser and flash lamp models
    • Microwave manufacturers
      • MW Medical, Inc. (bankrupt 2002)
    • Photoepil
      • Carol Block, Ltd.
      • Jennifer Maxx Inc.
    • Electrolysis probe manufacturers
    • Rotary Epilators
      • Epilady, Inc.
    • Shaving manufacturers
    • Topical
      • Better Lase Products (WARNING!)
      • Body EQ Spam (WARNING!)
      • Body EQ (WARNING!)
      • Bristol-Myers Squibb
      • Gillette
      • Kalo Hair Inhibitor (WARNING!)
      • LOHS AU (WARNING!)
      • Other products that relieve hair removal side effects
      • The Tend Skin Company
      • Ultra Hair Away (WARNING!)
    • Topical manufacturers
    • “Transcutaneous hair removal” manufacturers (WARNING!)
    • Transdermal
      • E-Pen Hair Removal System (WARNING)
    • Electro
      • Alexander Thomas, Inc.
      • A.R. Hinkel Co.
      • Associated Electrolysis Group
      • Berkowits School of Electrolysis, Inc.
      • Clareblend, Inc.
      • Dectro International
      • Electrola
      • R.A. Fischer Co.
      • Galvanic Medical Instruments
      • Gentronics (Multi-Channel), Inc.
      • Greenleaf-Carter Enterprises, Inc.
      • IME Company, Ltd.
      • Instantron, Inc.
      • Kree, Inc.
      •  Leo Unlimited, Inc.
      • Lucy Peters International, Inc.
      • Precision Electrolysis, Inc.
      • Dermascan (Proteus), Inc.
      • RCX-Western, Inc.
      • Serapis Medical Electronics Co.
      • Silhouet-Tone, Ltd.
      • Skin Deep, Inc.
      • Sofblend (Tapeography, Ltd.)
      • Sterex Electrolysis International
      • Stoltronic Systems, Inc.
      • Synoptic Products/Arand Ltd.
    • Hair removal manufacturers
    • Electrolysis manufacturers
    • Etweezer
      • AHRS (WARNING!)
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) pH data
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) submission
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) effectiveness report
        • Petition to revise AHRS’s FDA clearance
        • Tony Monturo (WARNING!)
        • AHRS 510(k) submission
      • American Hair Removal System (WARNING!)
      • Bare & Beautiful (WARNING!)
      • Berkowits School of Electrolysis, Inc.
      • berkowits.com
      • berkowits.net (WARNING!)
      • Burke/Neutech
      • Coeptis (WARNING)
      • Depilex, Ltd.
      • Vector by Divine Skin Solutions, Inc. (WARNING!)
      • Dura Corporation
      • Electronic Depilatory Co.
      • Electro-Kinetic Manufacturing
      • Epco Hair Removal
      • Epilator Corporation
      • Electric tweezer petition to FDA
      • Forever Gone Plus by IGIA (WARNING!)
      • Ghr
        • Petition to revise GHR’s FDA clearance
        • FDA on GHR permanence (Alderton 1998)
        • GHR-sponsored site “Kitty’s Consumer Beware”
        • GHR is simply a copy of AHRS device
        • GHR cited by FDA for violations (text)
        • GHR cited by FDA for violations (scan)
        • GHR vs. AHRS: stolen efficacy data
        • GHR vs. AHRS: stolen pH data
        • GHR history
        • GHR overview
        • GHR and its many websites
        • GHR and AHRS “studies”: who stole from whom?
        • Who is the “Kitty” of “Kitty’s Consumer Beware”?
        • GHR sales site “Mirror Image”
        • Judith Stephens’ bogus credentials
      • Global TV Concepts, Ltd.
      • Helene Edgar Corp.
      • [Hill, Farrar & Borrill]
      • Ihrs
        • Advanced Medical Institute
        • Branigan’s Hair Specialists (WARNING!)
        • Catherine McLaughlin (WARNING!)
        • IHRS cited for violations by FDA
        • Consulting Studio
        • Dermatopia (WARNING!)
        • Paul W. DesRuisseuax, M.D. (WARNING!)
        • IHRS cited for violations by FDA
        • Rejuvenu cited for violations by FDA
        • Rejuvenu cited for violations by FDA
        • Federal Trade Commission letter to Rejuvenu
        • Gemini Body Works’ response to Better Business Bureau
        • Gemini Body Works (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Electrolysis (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Marketing Enterprises (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Medical Services (WARNING!)
        • HairLabs International
        • Image One Aesthetics
        • Image One Medical Consultants
        • Perma Tech/Hair for Life/Joe Aguiar (WARNING!)
        • Joseph Hildebrand, Solace Massage Therapy
        • James E. Pickens, M.D.
        • Skin Sense/Kathy Orender (WARNING!)
        • Kats Management (WARNING!)
        • Rejuvenu’s Lee Cole accused of fraud
        • Les Ongles Ma’s-Tu-Vu, Inc. (AVERTISSEMENT [WARNING]!)
        • Winds Face & Body Studio/Marion Williams (WARNING!)
        • Mark H. Chandler of Rejuvenu (WARNING!)
        • Mark Baxa, M.D.
        • Michael T. Ricks, Sr. (WARNING!)
        • American Supply/New Life Systems (WARNING!)
        • New Life Systems (WARNING!)
        • No Needle Electrolysis (WARNING!)
        • James E. Pickens, M.D.
        • Rejuvenu threatens legal action
        • Smooth As Silk Salon (WARNING!)
        • Skin Essentials/Dawn Rabideau (WARNING!)
        • SkinMagic/Drs. Rodriguez & Panzarella (WARNING!)
        • Skin Sense Salon (WARNING!)
        • SpaTech (WARNING!)
        • Super-Phaser Gold (WARNING!)
        • Trend Manufacturing
        • U.S. Medical (WARNING!)
        • bogus legal threat about Rejuvenu
      • Martin Electric
      • Nemectron GmbH
      • Sharon Spencer AHRS
    • Electric tweezer manufacturers
      • GHR/Stephens Manufacturing (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Global Tronics International (WARNING!)
      • Harmonix Corporation
      • Lois Yee Cosmetics
      • Mehl/Group Marketing
      • Mobit, Inc.
      • Rejuvenu International Limited (WARNING!)
        • Rejuvenews (WARNING!)
      • Removatron International (WARNING!)
      • Permanex (no longer in business)
      • Total Perfection
      • IGIA Direct/Tactica (WARNING!)
      • Wellquest International
      • Universal Hair Removal Systems
    • International Hair Removal Systems – IHRS (WARNING!)
    • Global Electrolysis Supply
      • “Liquid Electrolysis” depilatory (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Micro-1000 “microlysis” (WARNING!)
      • Psoret “anti-androgen” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply complaints
      • How Global denies refunds
      • V2R/V2R-G probe electrolysis (WARNING!)
      • Aavexx hair removal (WARNING!)
      • Allied Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Chris Williams, or “Chris Limon” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply: how to complain
      • “Deb Shatz” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis weasel words
      • Electrolyse Automatique (WARNING!)
      • Electrolysis-Supply.com (WARNING!)
      • Epitron Electric Tweezers (WARNING!)
      • Gregg Manning, a.k.a. Greg Mannon (WARNING!)
      • hair-free-skin.com (WARNING!)
      • Hammond and Weis topical kits (WARNING!)
      • Laser Perm Photoepilator (WARNING!)
      • LaserTec Diode Laser (WARNING!)
  • Medical data
    • Topical solution medical data
    • Waxing, plucking and tweezing medical data
      • Bassukas, 1989 (plucking: 4 bulb types)
      • Chapman, 1992 (tweezing rate and bulb appearance)
      • de Argila, 1996 (waxing complication)
      • De La Cuadra, 1996 (waxing side effects)
      • Egido Romo 1991 (waxing and isotrentinoin)
      • Gharzi, 1999 (plucking and cycle control)
      • Goldberg, 1989 (waxing and allergies)
      • Herrero, 1996 (waxing complications)
      • Inaba, 1981 (plucking and regrowth)
      • Insler, 1986 (tweezing side effects)
      • Template Jacobi, 1971 (mechanical epilation and roots)
      • Ludwig, 1967 (plucking intact hairs)
      • Mimouni-Bloch, 1997 (waxing complications)
      • Moll, 1995 (plucking and hair growth)
      • Moreno Amado 1992 (waxing complications)
      • Tomas Vecina, 1990 (waxing complications)
      • Trueb, 1993 (waxing side effects)
      • Villa-Real, 1989 (waxing complications)
      • Watts, 1986 (waxing side effects)
      • Woollons 1997 (waxing)
      • Wright, 1992 (epilator side effects)
    • X-ray medical data
      • Shanks, 1967 (x-ray epilation)
      • Cleveland, 1948 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Berry, 1976 (x-ray epilation on guinea pigs)
      • Bookchin, 1962 (x-ray epilation)
      • Caufield, 1989 (x-ray epilation)
      • Hartzlar, 1984 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Harley, 1976 (x-ray epilation)
      • Huda, 1994 (x-ray induced epilation)
      • Johannsen, 1978 (x-ray epilation on animals)
      • Kyoizumi, 1998 (x-ray epilation)
      • Lapidus, 1976 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Pusey, 1900 (x-ray epilation)
      • McCoy, 2000 (x-ray epilation)
      • Omran, 1978 (x-ray epilation and mental problems)
      • Cipollaro, 1947 (x-ray side effects)
      • Rosen, 1989 (x-ray epilation)
    • Hair physiology medical data
    • Alexandrite laser medical data
      • Ash, 1999 (alexandrite laser hair removal overview)
      • Boss 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Connolly 1997 (Alexandrite)
      • Finkel, 1997 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Fuchs 1997 (Alexandrite)
      • Garcia 2000 (alexandrite side effects)
      • Goldberg 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Gorgu 2000 (alexandrite laser vs. electrolysis)
      • Laughlin 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Lloyd 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • McDaniel 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Nanni 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Narukar, 1998 (Alexandrite)
      • Ono 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Raulin 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Rogers 1999 (Alexandrite vs. Nd:YAG clinical data)
      • Ye 1999 (Alexandrite and ruby side effect)
    • Argon laser medical data
      • Awan, 1986 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Bartley, 1987 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Basar, 2000 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Berry, 1979 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Campbell, 1990 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Elder, 1996 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Elder, 1997 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Gossman, 1992 (argon vs. CO2 eyelash removal)
      • Gossman, 1992 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Huneke, 1992 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Ladas, 1993 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Malthieu, 1987 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Oshry, 1994 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Sharif, 1991 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Unlu, 2000 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Yung, 1994 (argon eyelash removal)
    • Compmed
      • Kilmer 1998 (Nd:YAG, ruby alexandrite compared)
      • Nicholson, 1999 (brief method comparison)
      • Olsen, 1999 (overview of methods)
      • Richards, 1990 (temporary hair removal in hirsutism)
      • Ridley, 1969 (hirsutism treatment overview)
      • Tse 1994 (Nd:YAG vs. ruby lesion removal)
      • Young 1998 (hirsutism treatment)
    • Depilatory medical data
      • O’Grady, 1989 (depilatory eye injury)
    • Laser general medical data
      • Raulin, 2001 (laser medicine ethics)
      • Achauer, 1996 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Altshuler, 1999 (laser contact cooling)
      • Anderson, 1981 (skin optics)
      • Anderson, 1983 (selective photothermolysis)
      • Ashinoff, 1993 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Bargman, 1999 (laser vs. electrolysis)
      • Chang, 1996
      • Chernoff, 1997 (laser review)
      • Divaris, 1990 (5-aminolevulinic acid)
      • Goldberg, 1997 (laser mechanism overview)
      • Goldberg, 1997 (laser overview)
      • Grevelink, 1997 (ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)
      • Grossman, 1992 (laser vs. freezing for eyelash removal)
      • Grossman, 1995 (laser overview)
      • Kilmer 1997 (laser tattoo removal)
      • Kilmer 1998 (compares Nd:YAG, ruby, alexandrite)
      • Kuriloff 1988 (laser esophageal hair removal)
      • Laser hair removal burns
      • Laser hair removal burns
      • Manuskiatti, 1999 (laser effect on sweat/oil glands)
      • Nanni, 1998 (Nd:YAG, ruby, alex compared)
      • Nanni, 1999 (Nd:YAG, ruby, alex side effects)
      • Ort, 1999 (laser overview)
      • “Scarred for Life” (laser hair removal injury)
      • $100 million lawsuit (laser hair removal injury)
      • Russell, 1996 (laser eye safety)
      • Smith, 1994 (laser eye damage models)
      • Spelsberg, 2000 (laser eye injury)
      • Tope, 1998 (laser study criticism)
      • Trelles, 2000 (laser eye injury)
      • van Gemert, 1996 (thermal relaxation time)
      • van Gemert, 1989 (thermal relaxation time)
      • Wheeland, 1997 (laser overview)
      • Wheeland, 1998 (brief laser summary)
      • Wheeland, 1995 ( laser summary)
      • Widder, 1998 (laser eye injury)
    • Laser/Light “permanent hair reduction”
    • Laser/Light types
    • Microwave hair removal medical data
      • Cutz, 1989 (microwave eye damage)
    • Diode laser medical data
      • Adrian 1999 (diode laser- unpublished)
      • Adrian 2000 (diode laser hair removal)
      • Campos, 2000 (diode laser clinical data)
      • Chan, 2000 (diode vs. Nd:YAG laser)
      • Dierickx, 1999 (unpublished diode article)
      • Untitled Document
      • Eremia, 2001 (alexandrite vs. diode laser)
      • Greppi, 2001 (diode laser on Black patients)
      • Grossman, 1998 (diode clinical data)
      • Handrick, 2001 (alexandrite vs. diode laser)
      • Kauvar, 2000 (diode laser for pseudofolliculitis)
      • Lin, 2000 (diode laser clinical data)
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      • Ditmars, 1998 (electrolysis side effects)
      • Dumesic, 1997 (glucose intolerance and hirsutism)
      • Ellis, 1947 (galvanic vs. thermolysis)
      • Fogh, 1989 (hirsutism)
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      • Gior, 2000 (electrolysis practice manual)
      • Goldberg, 1965 (thermolysis)
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      • Nicholson, 1999 (overview)
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      • Olsen, 1999 (overview)
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      • Stephens 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
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      • Chapman, 1981 (hirsutism)
      • Cole 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
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      • Skin types (Fitzpatrick 1988)
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      • Foster report, 1983 (unpublished)
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      • Ogawa, 1983 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
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    • Laser hair removal directory
  • Manufacturers
    • Photoepilator manufacturers
    • Home Waxing
      • Home waxing products
    • Laser
      • Altus Medical
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      • Continuum Biomedical
      • CoolTouch Corporation
      • Cosmos Medical
      • Cynosure, Inc.
      • Danish Dermatologic Development (DDD)
      • Depilase
      • Depilité
      • ESC Sharplan
      • Focus Medical LLC
      • Genomma Lab
      • Global Administrator, S.A. de C.V.
      • IRIDEX Corp.
      • Laserscope
      • Leisegang/NetOptix
      • Lumenis
      • Medical Laser Technologies, Ltd.
      • SLS Biophile
      • Neoskin
      • Nidek
      • Opus Medical, Inc.
      • Palomar Medical
      • Polytec PI/Lambda
      • Radiancy, Inc.
      • Sharplan
      • Silver Creek Surgical
      • SpectraGenics, Inc.
      • Syneron Medical
      • ThermoLase
      • Tria Beauty, Inc.
      • LightSheer laser hair removal promotional video
      • Video: laser hair removal on arms
    • Distributors
      • eBay (WARNING!)
      • Folica
    • Laser and flash lamp manufacturers
    • Laser and flash lamp models
    • Microwave manufacturers
      • MW Medical, Inc. (bankrupt 2002)
    • Photoepil
      • Carol Block, Ltd.
      • Jennifer Maxx Inc.
    • Electrolysis probe manufacturers
    • Rotary Epilators
      • Epilady, Inc.
    • Shaving manufacturers
    • Topical
      • Better Lase Products (WARNING!)
      • Body EQ Spam (WARNING!)
      • Body EQ (WARNING!)
      • Bristol-Myers Squibb
      • Gillette
      • Kalo Hair Inhibitor (WARNING!)
      • LOHS AU (WARNING!)
      • Other products that relieve hair removal side effects
      • The Tend Skin Company
      • Ultra Hair Away (WARNING!)
    • Topical manufacturers
    • “Transcutaneous hair removal” manufacturers (WARNING!)
    • Transdermal
      • E-Pen Hair Removal System (WARNING)
    • Electro
      • Alexander Thomas, Inc.
      • A.R. Hinkel Co.
      • Associated Electrolysis Group
      • Berkowits School of Electrolysis, Inc.
      • Clareblend, Inc.
      • Dectro International
      • Electrola
      • R.A. Fischer Co.
      • Galvanic Medical Instruments
      • Gentronics (Multi-Channel), Inc.
      • Greenleaf-Carter Enterprises, Inc.
      • IME Company, Ltd.
      • Instantron, Inc.
      • Kree, Inc.
      •  Leo Unlimited, Inc.
      • Lucy Peters International, Inc.
      • Precision Electrolysis, Inc.
      • Dermascan (Proteus), Inc.
      • RCX-Western, Inc.
      • Serapis Medical Electronics Co.
      • Silhouet-Tone, Ltd.
      • Skin Deep, Inc.
      • Sofblend (Tapeography, Ltd.)
      • Sterex Electrolysis International
      • Stoltronic Systems, Inc.
      • Synoptic Products/Arand Ltd.
    • Hair removal manufacturers
    • Electrolysis manufacturers
    • Etweezer
      • AHRS (WARNING!)
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) pH data
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) submission
        • AHRS FDA 510(k) effectiveness report
        • Petition to revise AHRS’s FDA clearance
        • Tony Monturo (WARNING!)
        • AHRS 510(k) submission
      • American Hair Removal System (WARNING!)
      • Bare & Beautiful (WARNING!)
      • Berkowits School of Electrolysis, Inc.
      • berkowits.com
      • berkowits.net (WARNING!)
      • Burke/Neutech
      • Coeptis (WARNING)
      • Depilex, Ltd.
      • Vector by Divine Skin Solutions, Inc. (WARNING!)
      • Dura Corporation
      • Electronic Depilatory Co.
      • Electro-Kinetic Manufacturing
      • Epco Hair Removal
      • Epilator Corporation
      • Electric tweezer petition to FDA
      • Forever Gone Plus by IGIA (WARNING!)
      • Ghr
        • Petition to revise GHR’s FDA clearance
        • FDA on GHR permanence (Alderton 1998)
        • GHR-sponsored site “Kitty’s Consumer Beware”
        • GHR is simply a copy of AHRS device
        • GHR cited by FDA for violations (text)
        • GHR cited by FDA for violations (scan)
        • GHR vs. AHRS: stolen efficacy data
        • GHR vs. AHRS: stolen pH data
        • GHR history
        • GHR overview
        • GHR and its many websites
        • GHR and AHRS “studies”: who stole from whom?
        • Who is the “Kitty” of “Kitty’s Consumer Beware”?
        • GHR sales site “Mirror Image”
        • Judith Stephens’ bogus credentials
      • Global TV Concepts, Ltd.
      • Helene Edgar Corp.
      • [Hill, Farrar & Borrill]
      • Ihrs
        • Advanced Medical Institute
        • Branigan’s Hair Specialists (WARNING!)
        • Catherine McLaughlin (WARNING!)
        • IHRS cited for violations by FDA
        • Consulting Studio
        • Dermatopia (WARNING!)
        • Paul W. DesRuisseuax, M.D. (WARNING!)
        • IHRS cited for violations by FDA
        • Rejuvenu cited for violations by FDA
        • Rejuvenu cited for violations by FDA
        • Federal Trade Commission letter to Rejuvenu
        • Gemini Body Works’ response to Better Business Bureau
        • Gemini Body Works (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Electrolysis (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Marketing Enterprises (WARNING!)
        • Gemini Medical Services (WARNING!)
        • HairLabs International
        • Image One Aesthetics
        • Image One Medical Consultants
        • Perma Tech/Hair for Life/Joe Aguiar (WARNING!)
        • Joseph Hildebrand, Solace Massage Therapy
        • James E. Pickens, M.D.
        • Skin Sense/Kathy Orender (WARNING!)
        • Kats Management (WARNING!)
        • Rejuvenu’s Lee Cole accused of fraud
        • Les Ongles Ma’s-Tu-Vu, Inc. (AVERTISSEMENT [WARNING]!)
        • Winds Face & Body Studio/Marion Williams (WARNING!)
        • Mark H. Chandler of Rejuvenu (WARNING!)
        • Mark Baxa, M.D.
        • Michael T. Ricks, Sr. (WARNING!)
        • American Supply/New Life Systems (WARNING!)
        • New Life Systems (WARNING!)
        • No Needle Electrolysis (WARNING!)
        • James E. Pickens, M.D.
        • Rejuvenu threatens legal action
        • Smooth As Silk Salon (WARNING!)
        • Skin Essentials/Dawn Rabideau (WARNING!)
        • SkinMagic/Drs. Rodriguez & Panzarella (WARNING!)
        • Skin Sense Salon (WARNING!)
        • SpaTech (WARNING!)
        • Super-Phaser Gold (WARNING!)
        • Trend Manufacturing
        • U.S. Medical (WARNING!)
        • bogus legal threat about Rejuvenu
      • Martin Electric
      • Nemectron GmbH
      • Sharon Spencer AHRS
    • Electric tweezer manufacturers
      • GHR/Stephens Manufacturing (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Global Tronics International (WARNING!)
      • Harmonix Corporation
      • Lois Yee Cosmetics
      • Mehl/Group Marketing
      • Mobit, Inc.
      • Rejuvenu International Limited (WARNING!)
        • Rejuvenews (WARNING!)
      • Removatron International (WARNING!)
      • Permanex (no longer in business)
      • Total Perfection
      • IGIA Direct/Tactica (WARNING!)
      • Wellquest International
      • Universal Hair Removal Systems
    • International Hair Removal Systems – IHRS (WARNING!)
    • Global Electrolysis Supply
      • “Liquid Electrolysis” depilatory (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Micro-1000 “microlysis” (WARNING!)
      • Psoret “anti-androgen” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply complaints
      • How Global denies refunds
      • V2R/V2R-G probe electrolysis (WARNING!)
      • Aavexx hair removal (WARNING!)
      • Allied Electrolysis Supply (WARNING!)
      • Chris Williams, or “Chris Limon” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis Supply: how to complain
      • “Deb Shatz” (WARNING!)
      • Global Electrolysis weasel words
      • Electrolyse Automatique (WARNING!)
      • Electrolysis-Supply.com (WARNING!)
      • Epitron Electric Tweezers (WARNING!)
      • Gregg Manning, a.k.a. Greg Mannon (WARNING!)
      • hair-free-skin.com (WARNING!)
      • Hammond and Weis topical kits (WARNING!)
      • Laser Perm Photoepilator (WARNING!)
      • LaserTec Diode Laser (WARNING!)
  • Medical data
    • Topical solution medical data
    • Waxing, plucking and tweezing medical data
      • Bassukas, 1989 (plucking: 4 bulb types)
      • Chapman, 1992 (tweezing rate and bulb appearance)
      • de Argila, 1996 (waxing complication)
      • De La Cuadra, 1996 (waxing side effects)
      • Egido Romo 1991 (waxing and isotrentinoin)
      • Gharzi, 1999 (plucking and cycle control)
      • Goldberg, 1989 (waxing and allergies)
      • Herrero, 1996 (waxing complications)
      • Inaba, 1981 (plucking and regrowth)
      • Insler, 1986 (tweezing side effects)
      • Template Jacobi, 1971 (mechanical epilation and roots)
      • Ludwig, 1967 (plucking intact hairs)
      • Mimouni-Bloch, 1997 (waxing complications)
      • Moll, 1995 (plucking and hair growth)
      • Moreno Amado 1992 (waxing complications)
      • Tomas Vecina, 1990 (waxing complications)
      • Trueb, 1993 (waxing side effects)
      • Villa-Real, 1989 (waxing complications)
      • Watts, 1986 (waxing side effects)
      • Woollons 1997 (waxing)
      • Wright, 1992 (epilator side effects)
    • X-ray medical data
      • Shanks, 1967 (x-ray epilation)
      • Cleveland, 1948 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Berry, 1976 (x-ray epilation on guinea pigs)
      • Bookchin, 1962 (x-ray epilation)
      • Caufield, 1989 (x-ray epilation)
      • Hartzlar, 1984 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Harley, 1976 (x-ray epilation)
      • Huda, 1994 (x-ray induced epilation)
      • Johannsen, 1978 (x-ray epilation on animals)
      • Kyoizumi, 1998 (x-ray epilation)
      • Lapidus, 1976 (x-ray hair removal)
      • Pusey, 1900 (x-ray epilation)
      • McCoy, 2000 (x-ray epilation)
      • Omran, 1978 (x-ray epilation and mental problems)
      • Cipollaro, 1947 (x-ray side effects)
      • Rosen, 1989 (x-ray epilation)
    • Hair physiology medical data
    • Alexandrite laser medical data
      • Ash, 1999 (alexandrite laser hair removal overview)
      • Boss 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Connolly 1997 (Alexandrite)
      • Finkel, 1997 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Fuchs 1997 (Alexandrite)
      • Garcia 2000 (alexandrite side effects)
      • Goldberg 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Gorgu 2000 (alexandrite laser vs. electrolysis)
      • Laughlin 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Lloyd 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • McDaniel 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Nanni 1999 (Alexandrite clinical data)
      • Narukar, 1998 (Alexandrite)
      • Ono 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Raulin 2000 (alexandrite clinical data)
      • Rogers 1999 (Alexandrite vs. Nd:YAG clinical data)
      • Ye 1999 (Alexandrite and ruby side effect)
    • Argon laser medical data
      • Awan, 1986 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Bartley, 1987 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Basar, 2000 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Berry, 1979 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Campbell, 1990 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Elder, 1996 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Elder, 1997 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Gossman, 1992 (argon vs. CO2 eyelash removal)
      • Gossman, 1992 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Huneke, 1992 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Ladas, 1993 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Malthieu, 1987 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Oshry, 1994 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Sharif, 1991 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Unlu, 2000 (argon eyelash removal)
      • Yung, 1994 (argon eyelash removal)
    • Compmed
      • Kilmer 1998 (Nd:YAG, ruby alexandrite compared)
      • Nicholson, 1999 (brief method comparison)
      • Olsen, 1999 (overview of methods)
      • Richards, 1990 (temporary hair removal in hirsutism)
      • Ridley, 1969 (hirsutism treatment overview)
      • Tse 1994 (Nd:YAG vs. ruby lesion removal)
      • Young 1998 (hirsutism treatment)
    • Depilatory medical data
      • O’Grady, 1989 (depilatory eye injury)
    • Laser general medical data
      • Raulin, 2001 (laser medicine ethics)
      • Achauer, 1996 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Altshuler, 1999 (laser contact cooling)
      • Anderson, 1981 (skin optics)
      • Anderson, 1983 (selective photothermolysis)
      • Ashinoff, 1993 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Bargman, 1999 (laser vs. electrolysis)
      • Chang, 1996
      • Chernoff, 1997 (laser review)
      • Divaris, 1990 (5-aminolevulinic acid)
      • Goldberg, 1997 (laser mechanism overview)
      • Goldberg, 1997 (laser overview)
      • Grevelink, 1997 (ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)
      • Grossman, 1992 (laser vs. freezing for eyelash removal)
      • Grossman, 1995 (laser overview)
      • Kilmer 1997 (laser tattoo removal)
      • Kilmer 1998 (compares Nd:YAG, ruby, alexandrite)
      • Kuriloff 1988 (laser esophageal hair removal)
      • Laser hair removal burns
      • Laser hair removal burns
      • Manuskiatti, 1999 (laser effect on sweat/oil glands)
      • Nanni, 1998 (Nd:YAG, ruby, alex compared)
      • Nanni, 1999 (Nd:YAG, ruby, alex side effects)
      • Ort, 1999 (laser overview)
      • “Scarred for Life” (laser hair removal injury)
      • $100 million lawsuit (laser hair removal injury)
      • Russell, 1996 (laser eye safety)
      • Smith, 1994 (laser eye damage models)
      • Spelsberg, 2000 (laser eye injury)
      • Tope, 1998 (laser study criticism)
      • Trelles, 2000 (laser eye injury)
      • van Gemert, 1996 (thermal relaxation time)
      • van Gemert, 1989 (thermal relaxation time)
      • Wheeland, 1997 (laser overview)
      • Wheeland, 1998 (brief laser summary)
      • Wheeland, 1995 ( laser summary)
      • Widder, 1998 (laser eye injury)
    • Laser/Light “permanent hair reduction”
    • Laser/Light types
    • Microwave hair removal medical data
      • Cutz, 1989 (microwave eye damage)
    • Diode laser medical data
      • Adrian 1999 (diode laser- unpublished)
      • Adrian 2000 (diode laser hair removal)
      • Campos, 2000 (diode laser clinical data)
      • Chan, 2000 (diode vs. Nd:YAG laser)
      • Dierickx, 1999 (unpublished diode article)
      • Untitled Document
      • Eremia, 2001 (alexandrite vs. diode laser)
      • Greppi, 2001 (diode laser on Black patients)
      • Grossman, 1998 (diode clinical data)
      • Handrick, 2001 (alexandrite vs. diode laser)
      • Kauvar, 2000 (diode laser for pseudofolliculitis)
      • Lin, 2000 (diode laser clinical data)
      • Lou, 2000 (diode laser clinical data)
      • Moreno-Arias, 2000 (diode laser skin reaction)
      • Oguz, 1999 (diode eyelash removal)
      • Soden, 2000 (diode laser on moles)
      • Strempel, 2000 (diode laser eyelash removal)
      • Williams, 1999 (diode clinical data)
      • Yamauchi 1999 (diode for pseudofolliculitis)
    • Electrolysis medical data
      • Avnstorp, 1982 (thermolysis/hirsutism)
      • Blackwell, 1977 (ingrown hairs, electrolysis, shaving)
      • Bono, 1994 (blend practice manual)
      • Bordier, 1924 (thermolysis clinical data)
      • Caldwell, 1972 (against home electrolysis kits)
      • Caldwell, 1972 (electrolysis referral)
      • Chernosky, 1971 (thermolysis)
      • Chernosky, 1987 (thermolysis)
      • Cookson, 1981 (electrolysis side effect)
      • Ditmars, 1998 (electrolysis side effects)
      • Dumesic, 1997 (glucose intolerance and hirsutism)
      • Ellis, 1947 (galvanic vs. thermolysis)
      • Fogh, 1989 (hirsutism)
      • Galvanic needle reaction
      • Gior, 2000 (electrolysis practice manual)
      • Goldberg, 1965 (thermolysis)
      • Goldberg, 1985 (thermolysis)
      • Hare, 1972 (electrolysis referral)
      • Hinkel, 1968 (electrolysis practice manual)
      • Hobbs, 1987 (electrolysis overview)
      • Johnson, 1975 (epilation and regrowth)
      • Kligman, 1984 (thermolysis probe clinical study)
      • Kobayashi, 1985 (thermolysis, insulated probes)
      • Kobayashi, 1987 (insulated needle tests)
      • Kobayashi, 1987 (thermolysis with insulated probes)
      • Lasker, 1996 (electrolysis efficacy evaluation methods)
      • Lerner, 1942 (thermolysis)
      • Mahoney, 1976 (electrolysis referrals)
      • McKinstry, 1979 (electrolysis regrowth)
      • Michel, 1875 (galvanic eyelash removal)
      • Niedelman, 1945 (galvanic vs. thermolysis)
      • Peereboom-Wynia, 1975 (galvanic vs. thermolysis, hirsutism)
      • Peereboom-Wynia, 1985 (blend vs. thermolysis, hirsutism)
      • Petrozzi, 1980 (electrolysis side effects)
      • Thermolysis needle reaction
      • Richards, 1995 (electrolysis data)
      • Richards, 1986 (electrolysis clinical data)
      • Richards, 1991 (electrolysis practice manual)
      • Richards, 1995 (electrolysis clinical data)
      • Richards, 1999 (electrolysis vs. laser)
      • Ridley, 1985 (electrolysis overview)
      • Rydahl, 1981 (electrolysis for hirsutism)
      • Unknown, 1989 (electrolysis and infection)
      • Urushibata, 1995 (plucking vs. blend electrolysis)
      • Verdich, 1979 (electrolysis clinical data)
      • Vogt, 1973 (electrolysis and keloids)
      • Wagner, 1985 (electrolysis)
      • Wagner, 1993 (electrolysis issues)
      • Wagner, 1985 (electrolysis overview)
      • Wagner, 1993 (electrolysis clinic setup)
      • Wagner, 1997 (galvanic electrolysis history)
      • Wagner, 1998 (doctors and electrolysis/laser practitioners)
    • Nd:YAG laser medical data
      • Anderson 1989 (Nd:YAG guinea pig study, leukotrichia)
      • Anderson 1993 (Nd:YAG tattoo removal complication)
      • Medical data  Laser/Light  Nd:YAG  Bencini 1999
      • Finkelstein, 1990, 1991 (Nd:YAG urethral graft epilation)
      • Goldberg, 1997 (Nd:YAG hair removal)
      • Goldberg, 1996 (Nd:YAG hair removal)
      • Grevelink 1996 (Nd:YAG tattoo removal)
      • Grossman, 1995 (Nd:YAG macule removal)
      • Kilmer 1993 (Nd:YAG tattoo removal)
      • Kilmer 1994 (Nd:YAG lesion removal)
      • Kilmer, 1997 (Nd:YAG hair removal)
      • Kuriloff 1988
      • Landthaler 1986 (Nd:YAG lesion treatment)
      • Littler, 1997 (Nd:YAG hair removal- lanuginosa)
      • Littler, 1999 (Nd:YAG hair removal overview)
      • Nanni, 1997 (Nd:YAG hair removal study)
      • Sumian, 1999 (laser dye penetration depth)
      • Thermolase 1996 (unpublished Nd:YAG tests)
      • Tse 1994
    • Pain reduction medical data
      • Altman, 1999 (ELA-Max faster working vs. EMLA for flashlamp)
      • Browne, 1999 (Ametop better than EMLA)
      • Choy, 1999 (EMLA vs. amethocaine)
      • Eaglstein, 1999 (EMLA eye injury)
      • Eremia, 2000 (ELA-Max for laser hair removal)
      • Friedman, 1999 (compares four anesthetics for hair removal)
      • Hjorth, 1991 (EMLA in electrolysis)
      • Hung, 1997 (EMLA vs. tetracaine)
      • Lycka, 1992 (EMLA)
      • McCafferty, 1997 (topical anesthesia and laser)
      • McKinlay, 1999 (EMLA eye injury)
      • Romsing, 1999 (EMLA/tetracaine)
      • van Kan, 1997 (EMLA vs. tetracaine)
      • Wagner, 1994 (EMLA in electrolysis)
      • Whealton, 1998 (EMLA and iontophoresis)
    • Photoepilator medical data
      • FDA, 1990 (regulatory letter)
      • Gior, 1972 (unpublished)
      • Harte, 1970 (unpublished)
      • Omicron Lawsuit excerpts, 1973
    • Electric tweezer medical data
      • Chapman, 1992 (tweezing rate and bulb appearance)
      • Cole 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
      • Depilatron affidavits, 1975
      • Edgar, 1995 (unpublished electric tweezer report)
      • Foster report, 1983 (unpublished)
      • Galvanic tweezer reaction
      • Konnikov, 1990 (unpublished electric tweezer report)
      • LeMaster, 1990 (unpublished)
      • Ruggera memo, 1991 (unpublished)
      • Schuster report, 1992 (unpublished)
      • Stephens 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
      • van Orden report, 1998 (unpublished)
      • Verdich, 1984 (electric tweezer clinical data)
    • Ruby laser medical data
      • Achauer, 1996 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Adrian 1997 (Ruby)
      • Ashinoff, 1993 (ruby tattoo removal)
      • Bjerring 1997 (Ruby)
      • Chang, 1996 (ruby nevi removal)
      • Dierickx, 1997 (ruby laser hair removal)
      • Dierickx, 1998 (ruby laser hair removal)
      • Dover, 1998 (ruby guinea pig skin test)
      • Duque 1998 (Ruby laser hair removal)
      • Elman 1997 (Ruby laser hair removal)
      • Gault 1999 (Ruby laser hair removal)
      • Grossman, 1996 (ruby hair removal dog test)
      • Grossman, 1997 (ruby hair removal)
      • Haywood 1999 (Ruby)
      • Lask, 1997 (ruby hair removal)
      • Lask, 1997 (ruby hair removal)
      • Liew 1999 (Ruby)
      • Lin, 1998 (ruby hair removal & growth cycle)
      • Lin, 2000 (ruby laser clinical data)
      • Lin, 1998 (ruby hair removal & growth cycle)
      • McCoy, 1999 (ruby hair removal histology)
      • Polla, 1987 (ruby laser guinea pig test)
      • Solomon, 1998 (ruby hair removal)
      • Sommer, 1998 (ruby hair removal)
      • Sommer, 1997 (ruby hair removal)
      • Sommer, 1999 (ruby hair removal)
      • Williams, 1998 (ruby hair removal)
      • Williams, 1999 (ruby hair removal)
      • Zachariae 1999 (Ruby laser hair removal)
      • Zachariae 1997 (Ruby laser hair removal)
    • Prescription oral medical data
    • Shaving medical data
      • Alexander, 1981 (electric shaver for pseudofolliculitis)
      • Halder, 1988
      • Klein, 1988 (depilatory/shaving overview)
      • Lynfield, 1970 (shaving and hair growth)
      • Ogawa, 1983 (shaving mice and hair growth)
      • Plantin, 1998 (shaving for hypertrichosis)
      • Riley, 1989 (shaving time)
      • Trotter, 1928 (shaving and hair growth)
    • Sideeffects
      • Laser hair removal side effects (striping)
    • Skingen
      • Abdel-Gawad, 1997 – threading (khite/fatlah)
      • Anthony, 1991 (electrolysis healing aid)
      • Blackwell, 1977 (ingrown hairs, electrolysis, shaving)
      • Crutchfield, 1998 (ingrown hairs, electrolysis, shaving)
      • Dunn, 1988 (pseudofolliculitis)
      • Fitzpatrick, 1996 (skin phototype classification)
      • Fitzpatrick, 1988 (sun-reactive skin types)
      • Foussereau, 1967 (depilatory side effects)
      • Grob, 1987 (dermatitis after epilation)
      • Hage, 1991 (ingrown hairs, electrolysis)
      • Halder, 1988 (shaving/pseudofolliculitis)
      • Monheit, 1994 (chemical peels)
      • Natow, 1986 (depilatory overview)
      • Pain (nerve photo)
      • Rosenbach, 1997 (alex/ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)
      • Scott, 1990 (epilation overview)
      • Simpson, 1986 (unwanted hair overview)
      • Vallis, 1990 (hair replacement surgery)
      • Wagner, 1990 (hirsutism treatment overview)
      • Webber, 1967 (depilatory overview)
      • Hair cross-section
    • Flash lamp medical data
      • Raulin, 1997 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Sadick, 1999 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Weiss, 1998 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Fitzpatrick, 1997 (flashlamp clinical data)
      • Moreno-Arias, 2000 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Gold, 1997 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Sadick, 2000 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Schroeter, 1999 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Smith, 1998 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Tse, 1999 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Weiss, 1999 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Weiss, 2000 (flash lamp clinical data)
      • Gold, 1998 (flash lamp clinical data)
    • Hairgen
      • Grossman, 1992 (eyelash)
      • Laser eyelash (Grossman 1992)
      • Harte, 1970
      • Hashimoto 1988 (hair structure)
      • Hashimoto 1999 (hair structure)
      • Headington, 1984 (transverse scalp microscopy)
      • Horne, 1992 (regrowth from dermal sheath transplant)
      • Ibrahim, 1978 (plucking mouse whiskers)
      • Ibrahim, 1975 (mouse whisker growth)
      • Ibrahim, 1977 (regrowth after irradiation)
      • Ibrahim, 1978 (plucking mouse whiskers)
      • Ibrahim, 1982 (mouse whisker volume)
      • Itami, 1995 (androgens trigger insulin-like growth factor?)
      • Jahoda, 1996
      • Jahoda, 1981 (dermal papilla growth in vitro)
      • Jahoda, 1984 (dermal papilla cells and regrowth)
      • Jahoda, 1992 (follicle regeneration)
      • Jahoda, 1993 (dermal papilla cells and regrowth)
      • Jahoda, 1993 (dermal-epidermal interactions)
      • Jahoda, 1996 (dermal, epidermal cells each cause hair growth)
      • Jahoda, 1996 (Human hair bulb transplants into mice)
      • Kim, 1995 (regrowth with bulb removal)
      • Konnikov report, 1990 (unpublished)
      • Kvedar, 1985 (hirsutism overview)
      • Lavker, 1995 (stem cell overview)
      • Omicron Lawsuit excerpts, 1973
      • Lunde, 1984 (hirsutism)
      • Lunde, 1984 (body hair demsity)
      • McKnight, 1964 (hirsutism)
      • Messenger, 1984 (dermal papilla cultures)
      • Miller 1993 (hair structure)
      • Monheit, 1994
      • Facial peels (Monheit 1994)
      • Morris, 1999 (stem cells midway up follicle)
      • Why is hair removal painful?
      • Nicholson, 1999 (overview)
      • Oliver, 1966 (regrowth after bulb removal in mice)
      • Oliver, 1966a (bulb regeneration in rats)
      • Oliver, 1966 (whisker regeneration in rats)
      • Oliver, 1967 (transplanted whisker regeneration in rats)
      • Olsen, 1999 (overview)
      • Paus, 1990 (telogen skin has a growth inhibitor)
      • Pecoraro 1971 (growth/density and pregnancy)
      • Philpott, 1994 (in vitro hair growth model)
      • Rentoul, 1980 (hirsutism)
      • Reynolds, 1999 (hair follicle induction)
      • Reynolds, 1991 (follicle cell inductive properties)
      • Reynolds, 1993 (follicle germinative cells)
      • Reynolds, 1994 (follicle stem cell overview)
      • Reynolds, 1994 (follicle reconstruction)
      • Reynolds, 1995 (follicle reconstruction)
      • Reynolds, 1996 (hair follicle induction)
      • Ridley, 1969
      • Rittmaster, 1997 (hirsutism)
      • Rittmaster, 1987 (hirsutism)
      • Rittmaster, 1995 (hirsutism)
      • Robinson, 1997 (in vitro whisker behavior)
      • Rosenbach, 1997 (alex/ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)
      • Rushton, 1993 (hair measurement methods)
      • Saitoh 1970 (human hair cycle)
      • Seago, 1985 (human hair cycle: thigh, arm)
      • Spoor, 1978 (epilation/depilation)
      • Stephens 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
      • Sun, 1991 (stem cells)
      • Sun 1991 (scalp sections)
      • Tosi, 1994 (drugs and hair growth/loss)
      • Vallis, 1990
      • Hair replacement surgery (Vallis 1990)
      • Verdich, 1984
      • Wagner, 1994 (EMLA)
      • EMLA (Wagner 1994)
      • Hirsutism management (Wagner 1990)
      • Wagner, 1990
      • Watson, 1995 (hirsutism)
      • Whiting, 1993 (horizontal scalp sections predict hair loss better)
      • Wilson, 1994 (stem cells midway up follicle)
      • Winkler, 1993 (sex hormones and body hair growth)
      • Hair cross-section
      • Yang 1993 (hair structure)
      • Akiyama 1995 (hair structure)
      • Barth, 1986 (hair growth measurement)
      • Bassukas, 1989
      • Bergfeld, 1987 (hirsutism)
      • FDA, 1990 (regulatory letter)
      • Cavanagh, 1978 (thallium and follicle inhibition)
      • Chapman, 1981 (hirsutism)
      • Cole 510(k), 1990 (unpublished)
      • Cotsarelis, 1990 (stem cells midway up follicle)
      • de Berker, 1999 (hirsutism)
      • Depilatron affidavits, 1975
      • Dumesic, 1997 (glucose intolerance and hirsutism)
      • Edgar report, 1995 (unpublished)
      • Ferriman, 1961 (hair density scale)
      • Feughelman, 1982 (physical properties of hair)
      • Skin types (Fitzpatrick 1988)
      • Skin Type Chart (Fitzpatrick 1996)
      • Fitzpatrick, 1996
      • Fitzpatrick, 1988
      • Foster report, 1983 (unpublished)
      • Frishberg, 1996 (scalp section lab method)
      • Galvanic needle reaction
      • Gharzi, 1999 (plucking and regrowth)
      • Gior, 1972 (unpublished)
      • Galvanic tweezer reaction
      • Grevelink, 1997 (ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)
    • “Transdermal electrolysis” medical data
    • Topical
      • Ogawa, 1983 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Panteleyev, 2000 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Probst, 1975 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Soler, 1996 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Vaniqa side effects, 2000 (unpublished clinical report)
      • Vaniqa FDA data, 2000 (unpublished clinical report)
      • Eflornithine topical hair inhibitor
      • Hynd, 1996 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Lesiewicz, 1980 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Lesiewicz, 1983 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Morrison, 1978 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • Nancarrow, 1999 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
      • O’Brien, 1997 (topical-ODC & hair growth)
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