I am currently on prednisone 10 mg for the next week but I am also due for a laser hair removal treatment the same week. Will the drug make my skin sensitive to the laser? Will LED light also make my skin sensitive? Thanks in advance.
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Removing all of your dark hair will lighten the areas darkened by the hair follicles only. This will help with an appearance of lighter skin but the laser will not actually lighten the skin itself. If you have darker types 5 and 6 skin, we at Monroe Comprehensive Laser Center in...
Paradoxical hair growth occurs in the area of treatment, not to its periphery. I'm very reluctant to do laser hair removal on the face because most of the hair is too small to be an effective target for the laser. This can result in undertreatment and paradoxical hair growth. Alexandrite is the...
Hello Luathepersian,
The face can be a frustrating area to laser, for most, do to the amount of sessions required. For the face I always recommend you go in every 4-6 weeks. Do not thread, wax, tweeze, use hair removal creams, etc. The reasoning for this is because it pulls...
