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Thank you for your question.It is not recommended to have a chemical peel same day as laser hair removal. Suggested time to wait would be a week after LHR. Your skin is more sensitive after laser treatment, and adding a chemical peel same day may cause serious side effects. To be sure what is best for you, see two or more board-certified providers in your area for a complete evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have treatment.I hope this helps.
While it depends upon the area(s) to be treated, the type of laser used and the strength and type of chemical peel, the two procedures can be safely performed at the same visit. We make the decision based upon the patient's skin type and factors such as settings used on the day of the visit to determine whether or not to proceed, but in many cases this is possible.
Hi Sandy. We have been using both wavelengths of lasers for more than a decade and have performed tens of thousands of laser treatments on Asian skin because we are in Torrance. As important as your skin type is the thickness of the hair. The Yag wavelength works well on very...
Hello, You certainly have a lot of questions. I will try to address each one. The best laser is the one that is cleared for your skin type. (Fitzpatrick Scale I-VI). You must discontinue waxing as long as you are going through treatment. Waxing actually pulls out the follicle at...
I'm sorry this has happened. As stated previously, the was the wrong laser for your darker skin type. A 1064 YAG laser is the right one for you. I also can imagine why the operator continued to treat the entire leg. They should have recognized that the skin was not reacting properly. A derm or...
