I’ve had a lot of laser hair removal - bikini line, underarms, full legs. Had first treatment on the back of the neck. This was extremely painful. No burns, just alot of pain during the laser pulses. Now one side feels weird, a little tingly down my arm and leg, same day as treatment. I’ve read a lot about it, all answers say it cannot cause nerve damage. Could it just be from the pain earlier that radiated down? Or is Maybe I shouldn’t get further treatments in this area? Thanks
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Thanks for your question and posting pictures. It looks like you might have had folliculitis. Anyone suggesting this looks "normal", doesn't do a lot of hair removal. Your skin should be getting back to normal soon. Sometimes this happens on its own, but not normally. Don't let this diss...
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Any type of epilation that removes the hair follicle from the root, will make laser hair removal ineffective. In order for laser hair removal to work, the hair follicles need to be pigmented (sorry blonds and grays) and the hair follicle need to be intact and growing in the...
Unfortunately, light hair doesn't respond to laser hair removal treatments in the same way that dark hair does. The efficacy of the treatment can depend on your hair pigmentation. Hair with deeper pigmentation is able to absorb more of the laser energy, meaning the treatment can be less...