Table 5:

Laser hair removal in hairy flaps and grafts in oral mucosa

S/No.	Study	Patient no.	Laser parameters	Treatment sittings	Follow-up	Outcome	Adverse effects
1	Conroy et al.[73]	1	Alexandrite; 20 J/ cm2, 20 ms	3	6 months	Significant symptom improvement and no hair regrowth	None
2	Lumley[74]	1	Nd:YAG; 9.5–36.4 J/ cm2, 10ms, 4–10 mm	4	10 months	Hair free for 6 months, little hair growth after 10 months	None
3	Koch et al.[23]	6	Alexandrite; 20–35 J/cm2, 9–20ms, 12 mm	4–10	9–48 months	Significant symptom improvement, hair free during F/U	None
4	Kaune et al.[77]	9	Nd:YAG	—	1–4	Effective hair reduction in 8/9. >90% clearance in 5/9 patients	None
5	Shim et al.[75]	5	Alexandrite	—	—	One patient was not treated due to difficult access	—
6	Shields et al.[72]	4	LP Alexandrite or Nd:YAG	—	8 weekly until hair removal achieved	Significant improvement in hair removal	—
7	Toft et al.[78]	1	Alexandrite, 10 J/ cm2, N/S, 7 mm	1	2 months	Well tolerated; marked symptom improvement	—

LHR = laser hair removal; Nd:YAG = neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet