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IPL or Laser Hair Removal Setting Concerns

asked 3 years ago by Anna Sunderland
Latest answer by Tanveer Janjua, MD
Question viewed 1,970 times
Tags: chest, face, burn

I'm a male, and I would love to remove some hair on my chest, and also some on my face. But I really don't want to get burned, even though they all say the risk is minimum. During IPL or laser hair removal, will I feel or notice if the settings are too high? Many notice the burns the day after, when it's too late.

I live in Sweden, but I believe doctors in the US have way more experience than Swedish doctors, so I'm asking this here.

2 answers to IPL or Laser Hair Removal Setting Concerns

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Settings for Laser Hair Removal

I use Lumenis's Lightsheer Laser. You being Swede are probably fair. In that case you can get treat at 30j/cm at the pulse width of Auto (15ms). Avoid sun epxosure and use daily sunscreen on the areas to be treated. Regards
Tanveer Janjua, MD

Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Starting slow and using the right system is the best

I would tell your physician to be conservative in the settings and proceed with caution. You want to go to a doctor that will take care of you and sometimes that is hard to figure out. There are ways to start the settings in a conservative way so that you have much less chance of complications. Then you can proceed to increase the settings slowly to get the results you want. Also, there are systems out there that are safer than others. Having some way to cool the superficial layers of the... more
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

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