Does laser hair removal scar/damage hair follicles? This question leads further to cancer.

From your description, it doesn’t sound like the quality of your results should be affected by this brief sun exposure, although it is important that you try to keep your skin covered or use broad-spectrum sunscreen to prevent future damage. If you begin to notice any adverse side effects, c...

Ingrown hairs, folliculitis, and brown spots with hyperpigmentation; a regimen composed of twice daily Melapads followed by Melarase AM in the morning and Melarase PM in the evening helps solve the ingrown hair problem and dark spots. Melarase AM and Melarase PM work well on pigmentation control...

Laser hair removal works on the principle of selective photo thermostats which mean the laser light targets pigmented areas typically the hair. The same lasers can be used to remove sun spots or pigmented lesions. It is unlikely that the beauty mark is removed but it may appear a little bit...

What is called the endpoint for laser hair removal is perifollicular edema. That means the treatment causes swelling and redness around each follicle. When there is not enough cooling of the treated area and/or the hair is very dense, the endpoint can be pretty red, sore and itchy. This can...

Before your next treatment you should address which areas you do want treated. The provider and patient should be on the same page about the treatment plan.  Your hair will reduce with each treatment. If you let the areas grow it should grow back since there were only two treatments.

South Asian and ethnic skin can be tricky to treat especially on the face. Given that it is skin type V, I prefer to use the Yag laser which is safer. The diode laser can also be utilized but with greater care since it is 810 nm as opposed to 1064 for Yag. Shorter wavelength means greater...