Table 1 Characteristics of all sampled procedures and of sampled procedures included in the final data analysis
All procedures | Procedures included in analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration (min) | Duration (min) | Average ± Standard Deviation Ultrafine Particle Concentration | |||||
Characteristic | N | Average | Range | N | Average | Range | (Particles/cm3) |
Body part | |||||||
Face | 4 | 6 | (2–14) | 3 | 6 | (2–14) | 20,334.32 ± 2,540.94 |
Bikini | 5 | 12 | (4–34) | 3 | 15 | (4–34) | 41,563.06 ± 16,179.49 |
Back | 2 | 8 | (1–14) | 2 | 8 | (1–14) | 44,007.44 ± 28,483.18 |
Legs | 2 | 20 | (19–21) | 2 | 20 | (19–21) | 105,417.27 ± 17,379.98 |
Underarms | 3 | 5 | (2–9) | 1 | 4 | – | 50,862.5 |
Abdomen | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5,820.04 |
Lotion used | 11 | 64.71% | 6 | 50.00% | |||
Smoke evacuator used | 12 | 70.59% | 8 | 66.67% | |||