I'm Arabic with fair skin and black hair just finished my first full body gentleLase hair removal session & my doctor prescribed me hydroquinone 2% to use for duration of 2 days after laser currently I have no pigmentation & I'm concerned about safety of hydroquinone and its need where no pigmentation is present Is it nessecary to use it ?
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The Candela Gentle Lase is a 755 nm alexandrite laser. It is not Fraxel (CO2 laser) or IPL (pulsed, broad spectrum light.)
It removes hair in light skinned people.
Gentle Lase also treats pigmented lesions, dilated veins and wrinkles.
This is a good laser. Laser...
At our Spa (for the chest), we charge $150 per treatment and $700 for 6 treatments. We use the top of the line Candela Gentlemax Pro Laser which is also used by the big companies trying to gouge you for your money. Also all of our laser technicians have been trained and certified by Candela....
Since you have light skin and dark hair you have the perfect combination for laser hair removal. It does not sound like you should be worried about inducing hair growth. I have only seen that with patients who have dark skin and a low fluence are used. For the best results please find a bo...
