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Long\u2010pulse Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser has over the years, been proven to be particularly safe and effective in darker skin types. While conventionally, long\u2010pulse Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser has been used, recently short\u2010pulse width Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser of 0.6\u20101.6\u00a0ms which is 10\u201050 times less than the standard method (long\u2010pulse) of Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG LHR<\/jats:styled-content>, has become available.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To study the effectiveness of short\u2010pulse width Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHR<\/jats:styled-content> in Indian patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a prospective observational study conducted over a period of 1\u00a0year. Fifty female patients with fitzpatrick skin type 3\u20105 were included. Patients underwent four sessions of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHR<\/jats:styled-content>, with an interval of 6\u00a0weeks and then follow up was done for 6\u00a0months after the last session.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of patient was 29.92\u00a0years ranging from 17 to 48\u00a0years. After finishing four sessions of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHR<\/jats:styled-content> procedure 58%, 34%, 6%, and 2% of the patients showed excellent, good, moderate, and poor improvement respectively. No complications were seen during the treatment and after follow\u2010up. Statistical analysis by paired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> test showed the results to be statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Hair reduction using unique short\u2010pulse width Nd:<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content> laser is easy to use, safe, and effective in Indian skin.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.12746","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,3]],"date-time":"2018-10-03T00:50:18Z","timestamp":1538527818000},"page":"1046-1052","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Effectiveness of short\u2010pulse width Nd:<scp>YAG<\/scp> in laser hair reduction"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5071-2725","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Subodh D.","family":"Jane","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department 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