Khite: a non-Western technique for temporary hair removal

Background Khite (also known as fatlah in Egypt) is a manual technique of temporary vellus hair removal that is widely performed In the Middle East. Methods The technique of khite is reviewed as illustrated. Results Khite is an effective method of removing unwanted vellus hairs. Conclusions Dermatol...

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Published inInternational journal of dermatology Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 217
Main Authors Abdel-Gawad, Mamdouh M., Abdel-Hamid, Ibrahim A., Wagner Jr, Richard F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.1997
Blackwell Science
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Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Hair Removal - adverse effects
Hair Removal - methods
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle East
Skin Diseases - diagnosis
Skin Diseases - etiology
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Asia
Middle east
Middle East
Human
Hair
Complication
Technique
Depilation
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Summary:Background Khite (also known as fatlah in Egypt) is a manual technique of temporary vellus hair removal that is widely performed In the Middle East. Methods The technique of khite is reviewed as illustrated. Results Khite is an effective method of removing unwanted vellus hairs. Conclusions Dermatologists in all parts of the world should be familiar with khite, because the ease of international travel may bring patients to their attention who have khite‐association complications such as erythema, folliculitis, and secondary pigmentary changes.
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ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00189.x