I have my first laser hair removal treatment tonight on my underarms so I shaved for the first time last night (I always used hair removal cream). Because of my lack of experience, I cut my underarm from swiping the blade sideways trying to get a stubborn hair. It’s a shallow cut but I’m worried about what will happen tonight when they Laser on top of it since it isn’t FULLY healed. Is it safe to laser on top of cuts/wounds? Will it hurt? Will I get a scar? Do I have to reschedule???
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January 1, 2018
Answer: Cut skin when shaving, can I still get LHR?
I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist. Hypopigmentation can be improved with lasers and microneedling/prp. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
I don't care how careful you are with sunscreen, it won't be effective enough to prevent complications. I tell my patients that a 3 week window of no sun exposure on either side of the treatment is needed to avoid problems. The risk is PIH, particularly since you have a darker skin type by your ...
Hello, and thanks for your question. The reason why you don’t want to pluck or wax the hair that is being treated with laser hair removal is that these methods completely remove the hair from the follicle, leaving nothing for the laser to target. Thus, you’ll need to wait for the hair to gro...
