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Could IPL Hair Removal Make Hair Thicker?

asked 1 year ago by shelenam in London,
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Tags: legs, hair removal, thicken

I have been doing IPL hair removal for the past 10 months. After 4 sessions, most of my hair have either fallen ore thinned and grow very slowly, specially on my legs. But after 6th session the remaining thinned hairs have gotten dark and very thick, on my arms and face, and they grow very fast that I have to shave them nearly every other day. The salon told me this is normal and it will go back to normal as some of their clients had the same problem. A skin specialist advised me I have to stop

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