"Hair Removal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Methods used to remove unwanted facial and body hair.
| Descriptor ID |
D006204
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.372
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| Concept/Terms |
Hair Removal- Hair Removal
- Hair Removals
- Removal, Hair
- Removals, Hair
- Epilation
- Epilations
- Depilation
- Depilations
Electrolytic Depilation- Electrolytic Depilation
- Depilation, Electrolytic
- Depilations, Electrolytic
- Electrolytic Depilations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hair Removal" by people in Profiles.
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Utilization of Alexandrite Laser for Hair Removal in Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 07; 167(1):203-205.
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Complications related to pubic hair removal. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jun; 210(6):528.e1-5.
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The diverse application of laser hair removal therapy: a tertiary laser unit's experience with less common indications and a literature overview. Lasers Med Sci. 2015 Jan; 30(1):453-67.
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Does preoperative scalp shaving result in fewer postoperative wound infections when compared with no scalp shaving? A systematic review. J Neurosci Nurs. 2012 Jun; 44(3):149-56.
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The incidence, attitudes and practices of the removal of pubic hair as a body modification. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Feb; 25(1):12-4.
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Fox-Fordyce disease following axillary laser hair removal. Arch Dermatol. 2011 May; 147(5):573-6.
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The use of a new diode laser for hair removal. Dermatol Surg. 2003 Jan; 29(1):30-3; discussion 33-4.
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Koebnerization of reactive perforating collagenosis induced by laser hair removal. Lasers Surg Med. 2003; 32(3):177-9.
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Long-term photoepilation using a broad-spectrum intense pulsed light source. Arch Dermatol. 2000 Nov; 136(11):1336-40.
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High-intensity flashlamp photoepilation: a clinical, histological, and mechanistic study in human skin. Arch Dermatol. 1999 Jun; 135(6):668-76.