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Is there a chance that the white spots after a hair removal treatment will fade away? (Photo)

July 23, 2015
Asked By:puh in New Germany, MN

Hey, I had a laser hair removal 5 months ago and now I'm left with white spots, most of them on my right leg. As I got to know later on you shouldnt get treated by laser when your skin is taned, but mine was taned from the sun as I got treated by laser! Can someone please tell me if there is a chance for me to get my normal pigmentation back? Thanks a lot!

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Answer: Residual hypopigmentation from LHR usually gets mostly better

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