hello, I had a laser hair removal treatment on legs almost 2 weeks ago, and I got burnt. I think the reason I got burnt was due to the high intensity of the laser, and most probably the renowned aisthetician did not know what she was really doing. I had laser before and everything went just fine. Could you please advise if these burns will leave me a mark or a permanent discoloration? Will I be able to continue the laser hair removal sessions at a later time? How bad this is for the skin?
3 photos
Answers (1)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
MOST RECENT
November 30, 2011
Answer: Superficial crusting after laser hair removal
I love the Candela laser for laser hair removal. The idea candidate has dark hair and light skin, esp nice white skin of Irish descent. You should have excellent results!
Lasers create a beam of highly concentrated light that penetrates into the skin where it delivers a controlled amount of therapeutic heat. This light energy is absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to destroy numerous...
I am very sorry about your treatment. This is quite simply, a very bad treatment and burn. First of all, I'd say that the treatment wasn't done properly to begin with. Those bars are the placement of the treatment head. For a proper treatment, the bars are supposed to be stacked right...