Boston Laser Hair Removal doctors
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Madeline Krauss, MD
Boston Dermatologic Surgeon
1 Washington Street Suite 401, Wellesley Hills |
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Daniel Townsend, MD
Boston Oculoplastic Surgeon
73 Newbury Street, Boston |
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Kimberley O'Sullivan, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
14 Denton Road, Wellesley |
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Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
131 Old Road Nine Acre Corner - Suite 700, Concord |
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William P. Adams, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
18 Newbury St St # 400, Boston |
Recent Answers
I am a 30 yo male with eczema on my back and was considering laser hair removal for my back. Is it recommended, any possible negative effects for my eczema?
You should make sure there are no open wounds when you have your laser hair removal, such as excessively scratches areas. Use over the counter hydrocortisone ointment (or prescription cortisone cream if you have any) to any eczema areas on your back for the week prior to the treatment. Numbing creams can irritate scratched or itchy patches, so it's best if you can get your dermatitis under control prior to applying the numbing cream.
Other than that laser hair removal should not effect your eczema at all.
Good luck
I Am a Dark Skin Person. I am very prone to ingrown hair and bumps, and currently have a few.
Prior to laser, it is important to shave the area. Otherwise hair gets pressed to the surface of your skin and heated, risking injury to the epidermis. Shave a day prior to your appointment, so if you nick yourself, the area will not be bleeding during your procedure (which often happens when people shave right before your procedure). Make sure you are being treated in a doctor's office that has a lot of experience and a laser appropriate for dark skin types, such as a Yag laser.
Hope that helps.
Madeline Krauss, M.D.
Can a topical pain reliever be such as a viscous lidocaine be applied to the skin, left on the skin for 20 minutes, and then washed off prior to the procedure?
We recommend Topicaine brand 4% lidocaine gel for 30 minutes prior to the procedure. Patients are instructed to use no more than a 30 gram tube to avoid significant absorption into the blood stream. We find our patients are much more comfortable if the have numbed the area. If a large area needs to be performed, we sometimes break it into 2 procedures over 2 different days to avoid the need for too much numbing cream.
