Pimple with Puss Around Pubic Area 10 Days After Laser Hair Removal

Brown spots this soon after laser hair removal probably represent treatment of pre-existing brown spots on the face.  The laser light is absorbed by the pigment within the freckle or other area of pigment, causing it to darken. On the other hand, you probably should be sure to follow up...

Hello Amman.  A common misconception among consumers is that after laser hair removal all the hair falls out immediately.  This is not necessarily the case, especially at the beginning of the treatment program when lower settings are being used to ensure safe treatments. In some...

Some doctors advocate for the discontinuation of Retinols one week before the laser hair removal so that the skin is less irrritated.  Some Retinols are more irritating than others, and prescription tretinoin (Retin-A and others) are even more irritating.

It does not appear that you had a typical laser used for your hair removal as the spot size is very small and round. I am not able to determine what wavelength the laser emits but your pigment in the epidermis did absorb the laser energy preferentially over the hair shaft pigment in the dermis...

The 1064nm. laser is the least apt to cause hypopigmentation but no treatment is immune from risk.  You may have normalization occur spontaneously but it may take a long time. Some patients may try to intentionally tan their legs but it may accentuate the difference between the darker...

There are multiple variables that need to be considered to determine if pigmentation will return after treatment with laser hair removal.. If a patient has dark skin color, the wavelength of the laser needs to be considered. Longer wavenlengths penetrate deeper and spare the epidermal melanin...