background. Intense pulsed light (IPL) is an effective and safe method of hair removal. objective. To evaluate the clinical response of hairy grafts and flaps of different anatomic areas to an IPL source. methods. Four patients (three men, one woman; 17–72 years old) with hairy skin grafts ( n 2) or flaps ( n 2) were included. Donor skin areas included the forehead ( n 1), supraclavicular ( n 1), abdomen ( n 1), and groin ( n 1). Excisional surgery was performed because of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the nasal wall ( n 1), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the forehead ( n 1), congenital nevus of the malar region ( n 1), and breast carcinoma ( n 1).
