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Khite: a non-Western technique for temporary hair removal
M M Abdel-Gawad1, I A Abdel-Hamid, R F Wagner
1Department of Dermatology, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
Background:
Khite (also known as fatlah in Egypt) is a manual technique of temporary vellus hair removal that is widely performed in the Middle East.
Methods:
The technique of khite is reviewed as illustrated.
Results:
Khite is an effective method of removing unwanted vellus hairs.
Conclusions:
Dermatologists in all parts of the world should be familiar with khite, because the ease of international travel may bring patients to their attention who have khite-association complications such as erythema, folliculitis, and secondary pigmentary changes.

