I used a personal laser hair removal device with 475-1200nm. It seems I used a setting that was too high in an area of my legs. It scarred and healed just fine but what I found was that I was left with white spots where I had used the laser. It's now been 5 months since it occurred and the scars are still there. I have avoided the sun and used protective layering. Should I wait longer or is it time I head to the dermatologist for color correction?
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December 15, 2017
Answer: Improving hypopigmentation with lasers and microneedling/prp
I don't care how careful you are with sunscreen, it won't be effective enough to prevent complications. I tell my patients that a 3 week window of no sun exposure on either side of the treatment is needed to avoid problems. The risk is PIH, particularly since you have a darker skin type by your ...
Hello, and thanks for your question. The reason why you don’t want to pluck or wax the hair that is being treated with laser hair removal is that these methods completely remove the hair from the follicle, leaving nothing for the laser to target. Thus, you’ll need to wait for the hair to gro...
You should be fine having laser hair removal while taking metronidazole. Diode, alexandrite and yag lasers work best for hair removal. I typically have patients do every 4 weeks for the first 3 times and then every 4-6 weeks for 3 times after. It will take a series of treatments and some p...
