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I Have Folliculitis Should I Get Laser Hair Removal?

November 28, 2010
Asked By:4423anon in canada

My dermatologist told me I have folliculitis due to bacteria, she gave me a lot of anti-bacteria products but none of them work my folliculitis just keeps coming back, its pretty severe, I got a lot of acne scars and skin discoloration, so I was thinking about laser hair removal but since my folliculitis is due to bacteria will laser hair removal still work? and can I get rid of my scars through laser acne scar removal?

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November 30, 2010

Answer: Laser hair removal works well on pseudofolliculitis not true bacterial folliculitis

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Answer: Laser hair removal works well on pseudofolliculitis not true bacterial folliculitis

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