Halo is the safest type of laser for dark skin because the settings can be customized for your skin type. Ablation can be reduced to a smaller fraction of the face and shallower depth just enough to release heat from the non ablative laser that is going to target deeper layers to remove pigment as well as regenerating collagen and elastin. Halo has been studied and shown to be safe in all skin types and it is the laser of choice for treating conditions that have higher risk of hyperpigmentation such as melasma or post inflammatory hyperpigmentation without risking making it worse. BBL can be safe for skin types 1-5 and Skintyte is an infrared setting that can be used on skin type 6 (African American). BBL has significantly more risk of burning darker skin types if the wrong settings are chosen. With darker skin types, practitioners need to be more conservative and increase settings slowly and explain that it can simply take more treatments rather than being more aggressive to achieve instant results. BBL has full customization of the temperature, amount energy delivered per second, spot size, wavelength and energy delivered. A pro laser doc will know how to use these settings to keep your treatment safe and effectively treat your aesthetic concern. Halo is a safer treatment for darker skin types but it also requires some degree of nuance and understanding to know how to use it safely and effectively. It may be worth reviewing how your doctor intends to modify your treatment to address your aesthetic concern and keep the treatment safe for your skin type. Doing a consult with another doctor performing Halo can help to shed light on any differences in their approach so you make an informed decision. Lastly, in my experience adding growth factors, such amniotic membrane or PRP, to the treatment can help reduce risk of scarring, accelerate the healing process and amplify the collagen regeneration potential.