Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Unwanted facial hair can have adverse psychological effects on women and reduce their quality of life.
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effects of unwanted facial hair removal with laser on improving quality of life.
METHODS:
In this study, 70 patients treated for unwanted facial hair by laser were assessed by Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire on admission and 3 months later after three sessions of laser treatment.
RESULTS:
The DLQI score before treatment was 9.42 +/- 5.99, which was reduced to 3.12 +/- 3.40 after laser treatment (p <0.05).
CONCLUSION:
Unwanted facial hair removal with laser can improve the quality of life of patients.