I went to my 2nd laser treatment after having what they termed a histamine reaction to the 1st one that left my legs mottled with red spots for weeks. Was told to take an antihistamine regularly between the treatments and Benadryl before coming to the treatment. I did and as you can see from the pictures, I have what my dermatologist diagnosed as 2nd degree burns, and the treatment center still claims is a histamine reaction.
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May 15, 2017
Answer: Burn after Laser Hair Removal--See a cosmetic dermatologist for after care
Thank you for your question. Laser hair removal works by directing laser energy into the hair follicles, disabling them and preventing future hair from growing. However, each follicle can only be disabled during an active growth phase. That’s why laser hair removal should be performed as a s...
You should be able to do laser hair removal without any problems. There would be no contraindication to this. The scars can be addressed by using another type of laser such as a CO2 laser (we use the lumenis accupulse). Sometimes we combine this with microneedling and PRP. The lasers used f...
Hidradenitis is a lifelong problem that can be addressed with laser
hair removal, biologic therapy, immune modulating therapy, surgery, and
IIT SC. Therapies should follow an established protocol to prevent
recurrence. Once scars have formed, a combination of skin brighteners
and Kenalog IIT...
