Is it possible that this could be the case? I am a 20 year old female of indian descent and I have excessive hair on my face. I have had 5 treatments of yag laser hair removal on my face and so far I can only see the hair thinning. In the first two treatments on the lower settings i saw the most difference, hair was actually dropping out, whereas on the higher settings, no difference was seen. Is it possible that i respond to lower settings better? Should I tell the lady to lower the setting?
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Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation is not a permanent side effect from laser treatments. The amount of time it takes to resolve can vary, but you can talk to your doctor about ways to treat it. Not only about what will help reduce the pigmentation, but also to help reduce the likelihood of r...
There are a few different lasers that can be used to reduce hair growth. None of them can claim 100%, but can be extremely effective. 6-8 treatments is pretty standard practice, more may be needed depending on your rotating growth cycles. In some cases, it is also normal to have semiannual ma...
Thank you for your question. You appear to have a combination of redness and scarring. It is unclear if the scarring is due to the laser or acne or something else. Diffuse redness is not typically treated with a 1064 Nd:Yag laser as the laser penetrates very deeply and may not target the va...
