Population-Specific Laser Hair Removal

Status: draft compiled 2026-04-20.

Most of the general laser hair removal material in ../_summary.md and the wavelength chapters applies to the "generic adult with Fitzpatrick I-III, dark terminal hair, no specific demographic or clinical features." Real patients rarely fit that profile exactly, and several demographics require specific attention because their clinical profile reshapes the wavelength, fluence, or protocol decisions.

• fitz-iv-vi.md — laser on darker skin; Nd:YAG 1064 as standard; parameters; PIH prevention.
• pfb-akn.md — pseudofolliculitis barbae, acne keloidalis nuchae, and their laser management.
• trans-preop.md — pre-vaginoplasty and pre-phalloplasty hair removal, WPATH SOC-8, US 2024-2026 insurance environment.
• pcos-hirsutism.md — PCOS and other hyperandrogenic hirsutism, laser as adjunct to medical management.
• hs.md — hidradenitis suppurativa Hurley I-II; laser as adjunct to standard care.
• sensitive-anatomy.md — areola, orbital rim, genital, ear, nose, pregnancy, children.