The Effect of Laser Hair Removal on Permanent Hair Reduction
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Official title
The Effect of Laser Hair Removal on Markers of Follicular Stem Cells
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to learn more about how hair removal with lasers achieves, what appears to be, permanent hair reduction. Laser hair removal has become one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in cosmetic dermatology. However, relatively little is known about how the permanent reduction in the treated areas occurs. Recently, it has been discovered that certain cells in the hair follicle must be destroyed in order to achieve permanent hair reduction. A marker of these types of cells known as keratin 15 has been identified. By measuring the amount of keratin 15 before and after laser therapy, we hope to gain a better understanding of how lasers cause hair reduction on a biochemical level.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00279643
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1, Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2004
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- May 31, 2006
- Last update posted
- Apr 29, 2015
2005 – 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Department of Dermatology | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 29, 2015 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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