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Grossman, 1997 Title: Permanent hair removal with a normal-mode ruby laser Authors: Grossman MC, Dierickx C, Farinelli WA, Flotte T, Anderson RR Journal: Lasers Surg Med 9(Suppl):146, 1997 PMID: — See Dierickx, Archives of Dermatology

Grossman, 1996 Title: Damage to hair follicles by normal-mode ruby laser pulses. Authors: Grossman MC, Dierickx C, Farinelli W, Flotte T, Anderson RR Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol 1996 Dec;35(6):889-94 PMID: 8959946, UI: 97119123 Affiliated institution: Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA. Cited in: Solomon Williams Williams overview McCoy Lin … Continue reading “Grossman, 1996 (ruby hair removal dog test)”

Dover, 1998 Title: Pigmented guinea pig skin irradiated with Q-switched ruby laser pulses. Morphologic and histologic findings. Authors: Dover JS, Margolis RJ, Polla LL, Watanabe S, Hruza GJ, Parrish JA, Anderson RR Journal: Arch Dermatol 1989 Jan;125(1):43-9 PMID: 2910206, UI: 89087142 Affiliated institution: Department of Dermatology, Wellman Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. … Continue reading “Dover, 1998 (ruby guinea pig skin test)”

Chang, 1996 Title: Q-switched ruby laser treatment of oculodermal melanosis (nevus of Ota). Authors: Chang CJ, Nelson JS, Achauer BM Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Oct;98(5):784-90 PMID: 8823014, UI: 96420315 Affiliated institution: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Cited in: Solomon The Q-switched ruby laser at 694 nm, a … Continue reading “Chang, 1996 (ruby nevi removal)”

Adrian, 1997 Title: Clinical evaluation of a high-energy long pulse ruby laser for the treatment of unwanted body hair. Authors: Adrian RM, Tanghetti E Journal: Lasers Surg Med 15(suppl 9): 36, 1997 PMID: — Cited in:

Ashinoff, 1993 Title: Rapid response of traumatic and medical tattoos to treatment with the Q-switched ruby laser. Authors: Ashinoff R, Geronemus RG Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Apr;91(5):841-5 PMID: 8460187, UI: 93212026 Affiliated institution: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, N.Y. Cited in: Solomon Traumatic tattoos can be very difficult … Continue reading “Ashinoff, 1993 (ruby tattoo removal)”

Bjerring, 1997 Title: Evaluation of the free-running ruby laser for hair removal. Authors: Bjerring P, Zachariae H, Lybecker H Journal: Acta Derm Venereol 1997 77:1-4 PMID: — Cited in:

Achauer, 1996 Title: Traumatic tattooing: treatment with the Q-switched ruby laser: a case study. Authors: Achauer BM, VanderKam VM Journal: Ann Plast Surg 1996 Apr;36(4):398-400 PMID: 8728584, UI: 96292631 Affiliated institution: Division of Plastic Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California Irvine, USA. Cited in: Solomon This case report details the successful treatment of extensive, … Continue reading “Achauer, 1996 (ruby tattoo removal)”

Pain reduction medical data The 1990’s saw the introduction of an important breakthrough in pain reduction for hair removal: the EMLA brand topical cream (which stands for Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics). This prescription medication has shown to be very useful in dermatological procedures, especially in children. Drawbacks include inconvenience of having to cover it … Continue reading “Pain reduction medical data”

Lycka, 1992 Title: EMLA. A new and effective topical anesthetic. Author: Lycka BA Journal: J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1992 Oct;18(10):859-62 Comment in: J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Mar;20(3):223 PMID: 1430539, UI: 93055837 Affiliated institution: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Cited in: A eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) contains 2.5% lidocaine and 2.5% prilocaine in … Continue reading “Lycka, 1992 (EMLA)”