الفهرس 
Cover EnglishOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
 |  | from | 234 |  |  |
| | | from | 234 | | |
Abstract
Women’s psychology and cosmetic appearance and so, many therapies have been adopted to eliminate it. However, uptill now no single method is appropriate for the treatment of all body locations, patients, or all hair colors. So, combination treatment may be preferred to maximize treatment benefits and minimize its side effects. Aim of the work: This study was designed to evaluate whether topical capislow can enhance the efficacy of laser hair removal. Patients and methods: It was a randomized, intra patient, monoblinded , placebo controlled study of combined topical capislow and long pulsed Nd- YAG laser on one side of the face of forty five female patients with idiopathic hirsutism versus long pulsed Nd- YAG laser alone on the opposite side of the face. Laser sessions were done at 4 weeks interval for maximum seven sessions . Topical capislow and placebo were applied once daily in a monoblinded manner from the day of the first laser session to the day of the last laser session. Patients were evaluated both subjectively and objectively in each laser session and for six months after the last laser session. Results: Both the treatment modalities were well tolerated and accepted with more significantly better results in combined capislow and laser group versus laser alone. Conclusion: Topical capislow can represent safe and effective synergistic method for laser with more rapid results but this is a temporary effect retained only to the time of its daily use. Key Words: unwanted hair, idiopathic hirsutism, laser hair removal, topical capislow.