PMID- 12397456
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021209
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0364-216X (Print)
IS  - 0364-216X (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 4
DP  - 2002 Jul-Aug
TI  - Development of terminal hair following skin lesion treatments with an intense 
      pulsed light source.
PG  - 303-7
AB  - Laser and other light sources have been used to treat vascular and pigmented skin 
      lesions and to remove tattoos and unwanted hair, with varying degrees of success 
      and various side effects. It has not yet been reported that hair growth can occur 
      as a side effect of such treatments. In this paper two cases are presented, one 
      port wine stain and one tattoo, that were each treated several times with an 
      intense pulsed light source (IPLS) for removal. Terminal hair, not present before 
      treatment, partially developed in treated areas of both lesions. Local 
      inflammatory reactions are believed to trigger such outcomes.
FAU - Vlachos, Spiros P
AU  - Vlachos SP
AD  - vakont@tee.gr
FAU - Kontoes, Paraskevas P
AU  - Kontoes PP
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Aesthetic Plast Surg
JT  - Aesthetic plastic surgery
JID - 7701756
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Edema/etiology
MH  - Erythema/etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Hair/*growth & development
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Phototherapy/*adverse effects
MH  - Port-Wine Stain/*therapy
MH  - *Tattooing
EDAT- 2002/10/25 04:00
MHDA- 2002/12/10 04:00
CRDT- 2002/10/25 04:00
PHST- 2002/10/25 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/12/10 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/10/25 04:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00266-002-2002-1 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2002 Jul-Aug;26(4):303-7. doi: 10.1007/s00266-002-2002-1.