I had a treatment for laser hair removal a yesterday and am very worried i may be permanently scared or discoloured. I guess the Alexandrite laser was set at too high! I have attached a picture and would love to get some advice on how bad the damage is and what i can do to get back to normal if possible. Unfortunately it seems anyone with or without training can perform the treatment. I wish i knew this before and hope I am not damaged for life.
Answer: Your Laser Hair Removal burns may not be permanent Hi RS.
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Answer: Your Laser Hair Removal burns may not be permanent Hi RS.
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Answer: Laser burns Hello, thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear about your experience. It is important to make sure your skin type is accurately identified as to avoid burns. Looking at your picture, it looks like these should all heal with minor to no visibility, but I would definitely put antibiotic ointment on this area and keep it covered until it heals.Good luck!
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Answer: Laser burns Hello, thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear about your experience. It is important to make sure your skin type is accurately identified as to avoid burns. Looking at your picture, it looks like these should all heal with minor to no visibility, but I would definitely put antibiotic ointment on this area and keep it covered until it heals.Good luck!
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October 24, 2016
Answer: LASER hair burn LASER hair burns vary severity from mild to severe. Many mild laser hair burns often respond with solely supportive treatments and topicals. Deeper burns may require more extensive treatments including possible debriding and more aggressive treatments including possible laser treatments to treat the burned area.
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October 24, 2016
Answer: LASER hair burn LASER hair burns vary severity from mild to severe. Many mild laser hair burns often respond with solely supportive treatments and topicals. Deeper burns may require more extensive treatments including possible debriding and more aggressive treatments including possible laser treatments to treat the burned area.
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February 18, 2015
Answer: Burns after lhr Burns can happen and you are at a higher risk when the treatment is performed by an inexperienced aesthetician. The discoloration can sometimes be permanent but yours don't appear to be so.
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February 18, 2015
Answer: Burns after lhr Burns can happen and you are at a higher risk when the treatment is performed by an inexperienced aesthetician. The discoloration can sometimes be permanent but yours don't appear to be so.
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December 14, 2014
Answer: Laser hair removal burns Unfortunately this can be a common side
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December 14, 2014
Answer: Laser hair removal burns Unfortunately this can be a common side
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April 7, 2014
Answer: Burns with laser hair removal - Reducing risk of laser treatment Laser hair removal can cause burns in patients who have long hair that is unshaven at treatment. Pigmented skin or ethnic skin can also absorb some energy and burn. Most of the time, these burns are superficial. In my practice, I perform the treatments and have not had permanent scars from a burn to date.Our advice would be to apply Melarase AM and Melarase PM to the affected area to reduce the likelihood of permanent discoloration. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
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April 7, 2014
Answer: Burns with laser hair removal - Reducing risk of laser treatment Laser hair removal can cause burns in patients who have long hair that is unshaven at treatment. Pigmented skin or ethnic skin can also absorb some energy and burn. Most of the time, these burns are superficial. In my practice, I perform the treatments and have not had permanent scars from a burn to date.Our advice would be to apply Melarase AM and Melarase PM to the affected area to reduce the likelihood of permanent discoloration. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
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