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Separately, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-mediated angiogenesis during the anagen phase, the phase most susceptible to laser elimination, and modulation of VEGF by NO, has been discussed previously, but there are limited data regarding an efficient method for long-term white hair removal.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Methods and materials:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    We conducted a triple-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. Hirsute women with excess facial hair without a known allergy to nitroglycerin derivatives were recruited, and randomly allocated to receive either premedication with 2\u2009g glycerol trinitrate 3 days before the laser sessions once a day, or placebo. All the participants underwent six laser sessions with 1-month intervals. Baseline hair numbers were counted before, 3, 6, and 12 months after the first session. Data were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA test.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    A total of 83 patients were enrolled in control (43) and case (40) groups. The trends for hair reduction in both studied groups were significant (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p &lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                    0.001), but there were no significant differences between the case and control groups during the study period.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    According to our findings, all patients, regardless of whether or not they used trinitrate, had significant success with hair removal. This study could not differentiate hair removal efficacy between the study groups. 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