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Burn developed to ulcer as result of laser hair removal in bikini area

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bakhona1Jan 11, 2016

Iam performing laser hair removal for bikini area & last time (from 3 weeks) the doctor used diferent frequency & i had a bad burn ... the problem that it developed to ulcer .... i use sodermix & bebanthen cream as the dr told me but i feel it getting worse & no improvement ... dont know what to do :(

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