I recently had my second brazilian laser hair removal treatment and I immediately received these multiple red spots. I didn't have any during my first treatment and they are making me anxious. Is this reaction normal? How long should they last? And how's the best way to treat the area. I'm very scared of scarring.
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Gently exfoliating your skin before laser hair removal can help to maximize your results, as it sweeps away and buildup of dead skin cells, dirt and other debris from the surface of your skin. Just make sure that you are not completely removing the hair from its follicle, which happens when you...
Doxycycline is one the drugs that makes your skin more sensitive to the laser. It is not always possible to stop this during treatments. With proper adjustment of the settings and watching for skin reaction, I am able to treat while on the drug. If you want to it to be out of your system, a week...
Thanks for your question and the photos. You need to find a very experienced provider at this point – if you have had this many treatments and things are still active, then something seems amiss to me. The lasers you are describing are both good and its usually the Nd: YAG laser that req...
