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Dear guest user10:If your settings were correct, and an effective device was used, you should have been able to achieve permanent hair removal after 3 to 6 treatments. It can take more treatments to achieve enough clearing for you to be satisfied, but after three to six treatments, you should definitely see a significant difference, and it should be permanent. Women with elevated androgens due to polycystic ovarian disease or congenital adrenal hyperplasia, but, in my experience, also see a very significant difference in 3 to 6 treatments.A more detailed explanation for this is given below.All the best, Dr. Clark
You may need to be evaluated for hormone issues -pcos or poly cystic ovary if you are a woman .Second the settings may need to be higher .Discuss with physician re work up and any change in regimen
With these symptoms seek care because this is not normal reaction .Until you see doctor wash with soap and water and apply aquaphor.
Typically lasers will not fire if the gauge is not set properly. Otherwise it typically has very little effect on the delivery of the device. More information is needed. Best, Dr. Emer.
Thanks for your question and voicing your laser hair removal concerns. It’s very unlikely that the heavy/tired feeling in your underarm was caused by your laser hair removal treatment. If the feeling mostly occurred shortly after your treatment, it could have resulted from blood flow returning t...