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eve & adam
Facial
Hair Treatment.....Vaniqa!
Vaniqa ® Cream
(eflornithine hydrochloride),
a topical prescription treatment for women with
facial hair was approved by the U.S.
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
according to Bristol-Myers
Squibb &
Gillette. It comes in a form of
a gel and works by blocking an enzyme required
for facial hair growth.
Side effects include minor
skin irritations, redness, stinging, burning,
tingling, acne & rash. The side effects generally
resolved without treatment.
Facial hair is mostly
caused by
hereditary
factors and less frequently by
medical conditions,
excess androgens, polycystic ovarian disease
and other causes.
In clinical trials more than half the users of
Vaniqa showed improvement after 24 weeks of treatment.
It took 2 months for Vaniqa to work.
Reference
· FDA
Approves Vaniqa™ As Treatment For Women With Unwanted
Facial Hair
·
Vaniqa
web site
edited
by T.Farhat, MD - 2001
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