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Is DUET Laser Hair Removal a Good Choice for Hispanic Skin Type?

asked 1 year ago by gonza181 in California
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: dark skin, hispanic, painless

I had one treatment with the new laser DUET and I didn't feel any pain, but I am not sure that was the best option for my skin color. I am hispanic and I have dark skin type. I was told that the DUET works great with all types of skin color. Is this true?

4 answers to Is DUET Laser Hair Removal a Good Choice for Hispanic Skin Type?

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Duet laser for hair removal

It is incorrect to say that if the laser doesn't hurt it won't produce good results. The Duet has a vaccum pressure that creates a confusing signal back to the central nervous system and disquises pain from the laser energy for hair removal. On the other hand, the wavelength of the laser, despite having different pulse widths, may not be as safe as a frequency doubled NeodyniumYag (NdYag) laser at 1064nm wavelength for skin of color. The darker skin may absorb the... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Is DUET Laser Hair Removal a Good Choice for Hispanic Skin Type?

The DUET is a diode laser, one with chill tip and the other with vacuum assist. They should work well with your skin type because you the pulse width goes up to 400 ms; another wavelength for darker skin types is 1064 Nd Yag systems, Ramtin Kassir, MD
Ramtin Kassir, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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DUET laser hair removal works well

Duet laser hair removal typically works well, including patients with Hispanic skin type. More treatment sessions may be required for darker skin.
Anatoli Freiman, MD

Toronto Dermatologist
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Lumenis Duet for Hispanic Skin Color?

Hi Gonza. You know the old saying "No Pain, no gain". Well, it applies in this case. The idea of a painless laser hair removal treatment is an oxymoron. It does not exist. To cauterize (close) the small blood vessel that feeds the hair follicle, and thus achieve permanent hair removal, an elevated follicle temperature must be reached. Creating the heat necessary to damage the small blood vessel that feeds the hair will not happen with... more
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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