Burn risks associated with at-home sugaring (Persian waxing) - The hidden dangers of social media beauty trends

Burns. 2024 Oct 10;50(9):107287. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.107287. Online ahead of print.

Authors

John Warner-Levy¹, Karl Walsh²

Affiliations

¹ The Adult Burns Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK; The University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² The Adult Burns Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK.

PMID: 39413468
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.107287

No abstract available

Keywords: Beauty; Burn; Challenge; Persian waxing; Social media; Sugaring; Trend; Viral.

Publication types

Letter