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Hair on legs won’t fall out after laser hair removal (Photo)

askMD4HelpFeb 18, 2024
I’m 39yo healthy Latino with natural light tan/olive skin tone. I’ve had laser hair removal on my face with no problems however I had laser hair removal on my legs for the first time 40 days ago and the hairs are still not pushing out. The few hairs that weren’t affected still grow but the ones that were are not growing out. They’re visible stubble but are not shedding. After 40 days I know this isn’t normal.

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Hello, Thank you for your question. I would call your provider where you are receiving the Laser hair removal and have them take a closer look at what is going on with your skin. They will know the setting used at the time of treatment and if it is in fact Hypopigmentation.

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I have never heard of paradoxical hair growth from shaving. Actually, you want to shave between treatments to get the hair short enough so that only a few mm stick above the surface. This way, the hair shaft is short enough that the laser can penetrate all the way to the root bulb and fully...

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I feel fortunate to reply that we have never experienced those effects with any patients in our practice after 10 years of lasering. I am not sure what is going on there but it sounds like you should discontinue. Do you have any underlying health conditions that could be contributing? ...

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