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Ellacor’s effect on beard hair?

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Rhys5Mar 25, 2024

Hello, I am a 47 year old man interested in getting the Ellacor procedure on my neck and jowls for skin tightening. But, don’t want to negatively affect my beard hair. So, does Ellacor negatively affect the beard? Thank you

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