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I don't recommend it. I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist about appropriate skin care after laser hair removal. Sun protection is essential. Also, keep in mind it will take a series of treatments with laser hair removal to get the best results. Best, Dr. Emer
Thank you for your question. After one week your skin should be completely settled down from the procedure. Your skin needs to be completely healed for 2-3 weeks before your next treatment. The laser can cause hyperpigmentation if your skin is not healed. I recommend asking your treating physician if these are okay. Best of Luck!
After a week, the skin has probably settle down from the laser procedure. It all depends on when the next treatment is. The skin needs to be completely healed from the peel for about 2-3 weeks, prior to the next treatment. If the skin is still healing, the laser can cause hyperpigmentation. Also, I'm not exactly sure what is in the peel and would recommend against these peels. I have seen burns from these.
Thank you for your question. There is no right age for laser hair removal. Although, if you have gray hair it will not be treatable. The darker the hair the better. Remember laser hair removal is a series of 6-10 treatments. You can expect 70%-90% reduction. I recommend having a consultation...
Thank you for your question. Laser hair removal is done in a series of 6-8 treatments 4-6 weeks apart for the face. This is because not all your hair follicles are in the same growth cycle. Shaving between treatments will not affect your laser treatments. You should not wax or tweeze between...
Thank you for your question. The ICON is a machine that does multiple treatments and is a good machine. However, the lack of results you are experiencing can be from the setting be too low. Your physician was probably being conservative to avoid complications as olive skin is difficult to treat...