Unwanted facial hair removal with laser treatment improves quality of life of patients.

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.