When Can I Do Body Scrub After Laser Hair Removal?

Laser hair removal usually requires around eight monthly treatments and costs a couple hundred dollars per treatment minimum.

Fitzpatrick 3-4 skin and dark hair is often the best combination for laser as it targets the color in the hair (for this reason blonde haired patients are often not good candidates). There is not a single best laser to treat hair. Each laser has its pros and cons. Although many lasers are...

Laser hair removal may not work on true bacterial folliculitis. In some cases it may if the patient is also treated with an antibiotic if the disease can be diagnosed with a culture .

In my practice, we have been using the Palomar IPL system for permanent hair reduction since 2007, and our results have been excellent. The device is approved for darker skin-types, but darker skin is easier to burn. Location is important as well, especially with darker skin types. Underarm and...

After 5 treatments, and after using Vaseline and Neosporin each time for red, dry, and cracked lips, I also recommend stopping the irritants. This sounds like an allergic or hypersensitivity response to Neomycin, and I have (rarely) seen it to Vaseline also. 10% of patients can develop Neomycin...