ND YAG; is it as effective in the long run as other lasers?

January 25, 2017
Asked By:SFE in Houston, TX

I have a light olive skin tone with darker areas (Bikini and underarms). My skin tone is close to Mika Kunis'. I have black/dark brown hair everywhere. The center I picked used a Candela Gentleyag. According to a few sources online, the YAG lasers are not as effective when it comes to long term results as other lasers. I know every laser will require follow up sessions, I'm just worried that with the YAG laser, more hair would come back faster thus requiring more sessions. is that the case?

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