I want to know if I should stop these medications before or after laser hair removal so it doesn't cause burns or make it less effective and by how many days? Glucophage (metformin) 1000 - vitamin D 10000 iu - ferritin iron - daflon 1000. As well as topically using honey as a mask daily/using benzac AC (benzoyl peroxide) 5%. Thank you very much.
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Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...
Do not tweeze or wax during laser hair removal treatments. Doing so removes the hair follicles the laser targets. Only shave while receiving treatment. Please follow your doctors post treatment instructions.
Hair has 3 stages of growth [anagen] or active growth phase, a resting phase [ catagen phase], and [telogen phase] when the hair follicles are extruded and lost. Laser hair removal only works by targeting the pigment in the follicle of actively growing hair [...
