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Laser Hair Removal for Fair Skinned Indian?
I'm a British Indian guy with unsightly hair on face on the upper cheeks. I have fair skin for an Indian as I live in England so sun exposure is minimal!
I have been using factor 50 sun cream on sunny days too. I am 18 and have had hair on my upper cheeks, above where I shave for a while. I have tried waxing which has made it worse and some bits are thick and coarse now. What type of laser would be best and how do I avoid pigmentation/scars?
Asked 29 months ago by
Mohinder69 in UK
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Laser hair removal for dark skin
Laser hair removal in darker skinned individuals is safe thanks to advances in laser technology over the past few years. I personally use the Soprano laser and have treated many darker skinned and tanned patients without any adverse effects. Laser should be quite effective in the upper cheek area especially since some of those hairs are thicker and more coarse now after waxing- providing for an even easier target for the laser to treat. YAG lasers (1064nm) have also shown excellent...
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