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If you want to completely remove or drastically reduce facial hair growth, the laser hair removal would be your best option. Also, I would recommend that you see a physician who uses the ND:YAG laser for hair removal as this is the safest laser to use on African American skin types. Good luck in your area.
An itchy rash can occur after laser hair removal treatment. This happens because the hair follicles become irritated. You can apply cool washcloths to the area to help sooth it. You can also take an antihistamine and apply hydrocortisone cream. I recommend contacting your treating physician...
Typically there is 5-6 weeks between treatments to allow regrowth of hairs for the next treatment. Lasers only work on the hairs that are in the growing phase (not the resting or transitional phase - and we can't tell by looking at it which phase the hairs are in). They also work...
Thank you for your question. The type of radiation emitted during this type of procedure is concentrated visible light which has a longer wavelength than gamma and xray radiation which do harm human cells.
Treatment of embarrassing or unwanted hair can easily and safely be performed in teenagers. The risks are no different than for an adult. My goal in teenage patients is to make sure the treatment is truly what they want and not some undue influence from another person.
If you are talking about hair removal, then I think either system would be appropriate as long as you use the 1064 ND:YAG setting which is safe to use on all skin types.
I always recommend that our laser patients have hit puberty, as this gives us a better understanding of your hair growth. If your daughter has hit puberty, then laser hair removal is a viable option. There are many risks associated with laser hair removal so it is really important to choose the...
