We have a few hair removal clinics here and I was thinking of getting some treatments done. I have Type 2 skin (I think) with dark hair. One clinic here has a Lightsheer machine and the other has Mediostar Laser. Which one is better and less painful? Thanks for your help.
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February 28, 2010
Answer: Lightsheer diode laser for hair removal
Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Laser hair removal permanently effects the hair follicles treated. The laser heats the pigment in the follicle and destroys it, it will never grow hair again. Thicker darker hairs are more sensitive to the laser and will be more easily treated.
Lighter colored, more downy hairs are more...
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