Is it ok to use hydroquinone 4% in between appointments of laser hair removal? Is this drug safe to lighten the pubic area? If not what other topical treatments can be done for lightening the pubic area? What's the best product from reducing hyperpigmentation from acne scars or those left by pseudofolliculitis?
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Answer: 4% hydroquinone after laser hair removal is safe.
Assuming the picture on the far right is the latest picture, you do not have post inflammatory hyperpigmentation but superficial crusting from the treatment. Most appear to be healing well, but there is at least one spot of hypopigmentation. You are still at risk for both hypo and...
I love the Candela laser for laser hair removal. The idea candidate has dark hair and light skin, esp nice white skin of Irish descent. You should have excellent results!
Lasers create a beam of highly concentrated light that penetrates into the skin where it delivers a controlled amount of therapeutic heat. This light energy is absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to destroy numerous...