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Best Laser Hair Removal Treatment for Light Indian Skin?
I'm a north Indian female with a relatively fairer complexion and black coarse hair on the face, esp. on the chin and neck. Which is the most effective and safest laser hair removal treatment for me? It is said that Nd:YAG is suitable for dark skinned people like Indians, but I am not dark. My complexion is between fair to medium. Is it true that the hair grows back once the treatment ends?
Asked 33 months ago by
celina in India
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Which laser for hair removal?
The lasers for light skin such as a 755nm alexandrite are more effective at hair removal, but patients with skin of color (even a little bit of color) cannot tolerate this laser at high enough energies to be effective. The ND:Yag laser is the best laser for skin of color. What you gain in safety you lose in efficacy (to some extent). The ND:Yag is very effective for dark and for coarse hair, it loses some of the efficacy on finer hair. You may be "between" the two lasers, but for...
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