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 in | International journal of dermatology Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 217 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.03.1997
Blackwell Science |
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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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Bibliography: | istex:0C2DE40866EBF0076AFF50187760175491961F66 ark:/67375/WNG-QTFZKDQP-0 ArticleID:IJD217 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0011-9059 1365-4632 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00189.x |