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Dear 142683anon:Yes, hairs with any pigmention will absorb some of the 1064 laser energy. For this reason the brows must be protected during treatment. The bearded area of men is avoided. Our patients with excess hair of the face or even just peach fuzz love this, as it leaves their facial skin very smooth.All the best, Dr. Clark
Laser Genesis may disturb the hair through some light absorption, and stunt or delay growth but although the wavelength is long and similar to other hair removal wavelengths, the energy settings used for Laser Genesis (between 14-17 Joules) is too low to destroy the germinative hair cells. The energy settings used for hair removal is between 45-65 Joules.
Yes, laser genesis can cause minimal hair reduction. It won't have as intense of an affect because it is waved above the skin at a specific height and the tip doesn't touch the skin, but it can affect some hairs.
Laser Genesis is a great procedure! No it should not make your skin worse. It is an overall good laser, mild and it helps with all complexions. Titan is also a good laser that is meant for tightening the skin and stimulating collagen production. These two lasers...
Depending upon the settings used, some people can experience edema (swelling) for up to a few days after treatment. I would say this is rare, but it can happen. You should contact the office that treated you, though, because most treatments are turned a bit higher with the settings after each...
The best treatment, in my practice, for syringomas is a combination of hyfrecation and fractional co2 laser.
