“Alexandrite Laser Hair Removal Burns on Upper Legs - Austin, TX”

I had laser hair removal and i just finished last month. i had 9 treatments. honestly it all depends on who is performing the laser...but it sounds like the place you go to doesnt know exactly what they are doing. i would definitely ask the setting to be set lower. i walked out with burns twice but i had a full brazilian done and it was only in the extreme sensitive areas and the same person did it. they have a numbing cream you can order. i live in ga and i paid about 37 dollars for a small bottle. but it does help and im not sure if maybe thats y i didnt burn but it really does help. tell them to turn it down and see if it changes. if not i would ask ur dermatologist what he thinks you should do. ur skin may just be too sensitive for the procedure or you could just be dealing with idiots.

I had hair removed from my heck and arm pits, this happens almost to everybody and is usually completely gone within a few days, please post same picture in a few days

I have the same thing after my 2 leg and 1 bikini line treatments - i also have olive skin - are you sure its a burn? - I thought mine was a histamine reaction - itches really bad for days, in a week turns a red/brown color and in few weeks color goes back to normal. if it's NOT a burn I would NOT recommend turning down the setting - it will NOT work and the hair will grow back after a few months. the more you do it the less "burn" side-effects you get. why do you think it's a burn?

I've got my lower legs done last month as well as my underarm, bikini, eyebrows, and upper lip. She used the same settings on all of them. ALL turned out fine without a problem except for my legs. They became red, itchy, raised burn marks for 2 weeks and it's been about 6 weeks now and I have scars (which scars are very permanent on me)My hair on my legs were very thin as well. So that could have been one of the causes. So i wouldn't say the setting could have done it? It was just a strange situation. If my legs burned, then why didn't my bikini burn?

The laser setting is too high. If your skin has burned like that it is really sensitive to light. Do you take any medications?? Have you had recent sun exposure?

it’s been two weeks now since laser hair removal treatment and I’m in Las Vegas where it’s hot enough to breed sheep! I’ve been using SPF-45 sunscreen all week but I’m still getting a little color. No adverse side effects at this point though. Honestly, there’s not much to report right now, but I’ll give a quick breakdown. Regards,

I am a man in my 40'S skin type III and have owned an IPL for about 12 years. My wife and I started up a HR clinic and used this machine on many patients including myself. I must have had hundreds of treatments over the years and have NOT had very good results with the intense pulse light system; the hair kept coming back. So I did my research and tried a Yag with slightly better results, but not what I was hoping for. So I decided to try the Alexandrite and after my first treatment I ended up with 2nd and some 3rd degree burns on a good portion of my middle and lower back, some on the shoulders also. This was the worse pain I have ever encountered in my entire life! My suggestions is to be extremely careful if using this class V laser. I would do a test spot of several inches first, followed up by more test spots later before doing any large area. I also would check the credentials of the practitioner before signing or allowing them to perform any treatment. It took me a very long time to heal from my injuries, and I spent countless sleepless nights because of the pain. And any compensation for this type of injury is NOT worth the aggravation. Be careful! DO your homework! Best regards.

I am a laser technician and have done thousands of hair removal treatments on both the YAG and Alexandrite. I don't suspect that a setting of 12 on the Alex would burn someone with LaBoliviana's skin type...and as such I am going to say it looks more like severe irritation than a burn. The fact that he is itching gives good indication of that bc typically laser burns don't hurt or itch as they heal, they just look bad. And burns are usually in the perfect shape of the laser beam...circle or square...not flush and rash-like like his legs.

I use sonogram gel on my sensitive clients. I also ALWAYS use gel on facial areas and areas with thick hair follicles. This moisturizes the surface...and offers great protection on those with skin types of Fitz 4-5 -- allowing medium skin types to be treated safely with the Alex, which is my personal favorite machine for hair removal.

Try a protective layer of gel before treatments and let me know if that alleviates the irritation.

Also, always keep in mind that while laser treatments are not painless...a treatment causing that much discomfort while it's happening should be a red flag! That is not normal. The discomfort should not continue after the laser moves away. If it does -- or it feels like a cigarette burning your skin -- then something is wrong. It should only hurt at the immediate moment it pulses -- for a moment.

While laser burns don't look good and could take several weeks/months to heal, I have never personally seen any permanent damage caused from a hair removal treatment. The skin always repairs itself and fully heals.

Good luck!

I had same burns from Alexdright, I did my whole legs but butns are only on my upper tight no lower legs. Now I'm left with white spots all over.
Did you get hypopigmentation? Did it go away?

Well, it looks like you are allergic to the cryogen, those do not look like burns, plus you said you felt really itchy. Just put some hydrocortizone cream or take some allergy medecine. But that is DEFINATELY not a burn.

from what i have read- alexandrite is for light skin people.. yag is more appropriate for darker skin tones..i guess your olive skin= darker:)

No, I am very light and white with dark hair growth (PCOS). Which of course make these bright red angry bumps glow! It is even worse this morning. The itching is truly making me crazy.

Any suggetions?

Try hydrocortisone cream, 1% over the counter or have your doctor give you a RX for 2%. I also get very itchy with laser on any part of my body. It goes away in less than a week.