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Laser hair removal and vitiligo treatment, is it going to be any problem to do both on the same time?

September 14, 2017
Asked By:roro9494 in Buffalo, NY

I have vitiligo on underarm area and I am doing UV treatment for that. I decided to start laser hair removal for bikini area .

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