Hi, I had my first session of armpit hair removal laser a few days ago. Since then I noticed that I don’t sweat on my underarms anymore. My concern is that my sweat glands was destroyed by laser. If that happened is that a permanent damage or temporary? Thanks a lot.
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Thank you for your question. Overall, laser hair removal is safe and effective for most people. As a precaution, you shouldn’t get the procedure done near your eyes or during pregnancy. The lasers used in hair removal or other skin procedures have such a minimal amount of radiation. Plus, the m...
Thank you for your question. Hormones create hair follicles and for the face your hormones are the strongest on the body. Your hair grows in three different phases and it is required for you to have a laser hair removal treatment done every 4 weeks to catch the hair in the growth phase. You...
Dear bkay12:Don’t despair! Hair removal needs to be performed with lasers rather than light devices, and the highest tolerable settings need to be chosen with the very first treatment. Otherwise, hairs will only be stunned and smaller rather than permanently eliminated, and with subsequent tr...
