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Is IPL Effective for Male Thick Beard?

asked 1 year ago by xcvbvcvb in Chile
Latest answer by Robert Kasten, MD
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Tags: male, beard, effective

I'm having a full body treatment with IPL. i'm having great results in any part of body but not in face. I'm considering Laser Diode for my beard, would be more suitable than IPL? After 2 months of treatments every 2 weeks, i fairly seen hair reduction in the part of my chin and upper lip, but in cheeks it seems to work very good. why is this? Not enough energy?

4 answers to Is IPL Effective for Male Thick Beard?

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Different hair lasers work differently.

The facial hair around the lip and chin on a man can have thicker, deeper roots than other hair on the body. Depending on the wavelength used in your IPL treatments, the IPL device itself may not be reaching the roots of those more difficult hairs. Diode or Nd:YAG hair removal lasers may have a chance of working better for you.
Jessica J. Krant, MD, MPH

Manhattan Dermatologic Surgeon

www.ArtofDermatology.com

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IPL works for facial hair,

If the hair is darker. If a higher energy is used the treatment will be more effective but the risk for side effects increases as well.  
Robert Kasten, MD

Mainz Dermatologic Surgeon
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IPL for Male Beard Not Recommended

IPL will work for facial hair and normally takes multiple treatments.  It is best used to shape the beard in men, not to remove the beard entirely.  I could not agree more with Dr Altman.  Men who have all of their beard removed with IPL just look strange.  I would highly advise against it.
Joseph Campanelli, MD

Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Is IPL effective for male beard?

The question to ask first is whether a man wants to have laser hair removal on the beard area.  When the male beard is removed, it is not cosmetically pleasing as it interferes with a man being perceived as a man.  Even cleanly shaven, a man has some hint of facial hair.  When there is no hair, the brain perceives the face as that of a prepubescent boy or a woman.  That is not a good outcome. If a man has pseudofolliculitis, that is ingrown hairs that create... more
Emily Altman, MD

Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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