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Hair Growing Back 2 Days After Laser Hair Removal - Normal?
asked 1 year ago by Amman3768 in Amman, 11
Latest answer by Mitchell Schwartz, MD
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tow days after my laser treatment, I'm having the hair growing back (as if it was shaved). Is that normal? how can I remove the hair?
2 answers to Hair Growing Back 2 Days After Laser Hair Removal - Normal?
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Hair growing after laser hair removal
Often a single laser hair removal treatment with shorter pulse durations can result in nearly total epilation of the hair follicles in the treatment area. It is important to know that a majority of these hairs are likely to regrow and this isn’t considered a treatment failure. Generally, about 15% of hairs are permanently removed with each laser treatment. On the other hand, laser hair removal treatments with longer pulse durations may leave behind many hairs which appear to...
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When Does the Hair Come Back After Laser Hair Removal?
Hello Amman. A common misconception among consumers is that after laser hair removal all the hair falls out immediately. This is not necessarily the case, especially at the beginning of the treatment program when lower settings are being used to ensure safe treatments.
In some cases during laser hair removal, the base (bulb) of the hair follicle will achieve a high enough temperature so as to dislodge the hair from it's base and it will fall out. In other cases...
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