Axillary hair removal with 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser increases sweat production

Aydın, Fatma; Pancar, Gunseli Sefika; Şentürk, Nilgün; Bek, Yüksel; Yüksel, Esra Pancar; Cantürk, Tayyar; Turanlı, Ahmet Yaşar

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03638.x

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“…AH is thought to be a pathologic condition of excessive sweating caused by the hyperactivity of eccrine sweat glands, which are mainly located in the deep dermis and upper subcutaneous tissue . The effect of laser epilation in the axillary region on sweat glands and adnexal structures has been poorly investigated . We initiated the first randomized half‐side controlled study to evaluate the effect of an 800‐nm diode laser on AH.…”

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“…In contrast to our findings, Aydin and colleagues recently described an increase in hyperhidrotic activity after axillary hair removal using a 1064‐nm Nd:YAG laser in 38 patients. Sweat production was significantly higher than before hair removal as evaluated using analogous scales and the iodine starch test . The authors supposed that a sympathetic skin response after laser stimulation could be induced through thermal heat, which functions as a stimulus for nerve fibers that innervate eccrine glands.…”

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Effects of a Long-Pulsed 800-nm Diode Laser on Axillary Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Controlled Half-Side Comparison Study

Bechara

Georgas

Sand

et al. 2012

Dermatologic Surgery

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Effects of a Long-Pulsed 800-nm Diode Laser on Axillary Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Controlled Half-Side Comparison Study

Bechara

Georgas

Sand

et al. 2012

Dermatologic Surgery

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“…88.3% of the patients showed 65 to 75% of hair reduction after serials of eight sessions. The side effects like short term erythema, blistering, vesiculation, transient pigmentory alterations , fibrosis on scarring and perifollicular edema were noticed 7,8 . All of these side effects were self limiting .…”

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TO STUDY THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF Nd:YAG HAIR REMOVAL LASER ON PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN.

Hafeez¹

2016

IJAR

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Objective:-To study the efficacy and side effects of Nd:YAG laser hair removal in pregnant woman, her conceptus and its comparison to non-pregnant healthy women. Patients and method:-A retrospective (case control) study was designed in DERMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT,CITY HOSPITAL MULTAN. The study was carried out between June 2013 to June 2016. Total 100 pregnant and 100 non-pregnant healthy women were included in the study. We entered their detailed medical history and clinical examination in proformas. The subjects were divided into two groups. Group A included pregnant and Group B included nonpregnant healthy women. 1064 nm long pulsed Nd:YAG (Neodymium doped -Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) laser with energy range of 20 to 30 j/cm 2 and pulse duration of 3 to 20 millisecond was used in our study. Both groups were given 8 sessions with a gap of eight weeks . Results were assessed by manual counting of hairs and photographs taken. Results:-GROUP A: Out of 110 subjects, 93 completed the study . 81 (87.4%) subjects showed 65 to 75% reduction of unwanted hairs after eight sessions. 89 (95%) showed short term erythema. 47 subjects (50.5%) showed post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. 19 (20.4%) showed up blistering and 8.6% came up with folliculitis. 3 subjects (3.2%) showed postinflammatory hypopigmentation. 21 subjects (22.5%) showed paradoxical hirsutism. 23 (24.7%) showed perifollicular edema and no subject showed any complication in pregnancy related to HRL and no fetal deformity or anomaly was seen in the neonates after birth. GROUP B: Out of 110 subjects, 103 completed the study. 91 subjects (88.3%) showed 65 to 75 % reduction of hairs. 100 (97%) showed short term erythema. 22 (21.3%) showed postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. 15 (14.5%) showed blistering. 6 (5.8%) showed folliculitis. 9 (8.7%) showed postinflammatory hypopigmentation. 53 (51.4%) showed paradoxical hirsutism. 31 (30%) showed up perifollicular edema. Conclusion:-Nd-YAG HRL can be safely used in a pregnant women without any harmful side effects on conceptus. Its equally effective and safe to be used in pregnant and non-pregnant healthy women with minimal side effects.Copy Right, IJAR, 2016,. All rights reserved.

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“…While some investigators have found lasers useful in the treatment of HH, others have serendipitously observed the development of excessive sweating after laser hair removal in the axillary74 and inguinal regions 88,89. Although more studies are necessary, laser treatment for HH may provide a promising option for patients who have received unsatisfactory results from topical and/or systemic treatments and are interested in exploring other relatively less invasive modalities before considering surgery.…”

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Management of hyperhidrosis

Stashak¹,

Brewer

2014

CCID

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Primary hyperhidrosis (HH), a condition of sweating in excess of thermoregulatory requirements, affects nearly 3% of the US population and carries significant emotional and psychosocial implications. Unlike secondary HH, primary HH is not associated with an identifiable underlying pathology. Our limited understanding of the precise pathophysiologic mechanism for HH makes its treatment particularly frustrating. However, a wide array of interventions for the treatment of HH have been implemented throughout the world. Herein, we discuss the most extensively studied therapeutic options for primary HH, including systemic oxybutynin, botulinum toxin injections, skin excision, liposuction–curettage, and sympathotomy/sympathectomy. We conclude with a discussion of possible future therapies for HH, including the applications of laser, microwave, and ultrasound technologies.

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Axillary hair removal with 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser increases sweat production

Abstract: The results of this study confirm that treatment of axillary hair using the 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser can cause hyperhidrosis, and this effect is not transient. We did not evaluate the eccrine glands histologically, which is a limitation of the study.

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Effects of a Long-Pulsed 800-nm Diode Laser on Axillary Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Controlled Half-Side Comparison Study

Effects of a Long-Pulsed 800-nm Diode Laser on Axillary Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Controlled Half-Side Comparison Study

TO STUDY THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF Nd:YAG HAIR REMOVAL LASER ON PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN.

Management of hyperhidrosis

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