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There are no hormonal changes with laser hair removal. Irregular cycles should be addressed by your gynecologist. Some dermatologists will also evaluate you for medical causes for excess hair growth, which can sometimes present with spotting, for example.By the way, laser treatments should be spaced more closely together to achieve the highest number of hairs eliminated with each session. Basically, as soon as the hairs stsrt growing back in significant numbers, it is time to go back. Your dermatologist can help you to determine the optimal spacing of treatments, as the hair cycle varies in duration with different locations.
Laser Hair Removal in the Bikini Area is not known to affect in any way the frequency or quantity of menstruation. Laser treatments of any type on the body should not have an influence on menstruation or any other hormonally mediated process in our body. However, I would recommend that you keep a log of your menstrual cycles, particularly if they've been unusually irregular, and present it to your gynecologist for evaluation. This is in general an important measure to follow if a person is having irregular periods for the first time. A hormonal evaluation or other work-up may be recommended by your doctor.
Some people do get headaches from the flashes of light or it can even trigger migraines for some people. It's not necessarily "damage" that does this but it's the repeated pulse of the laser that it triggers headaches. Separately, unless the yag was directly shot into the eye, it doesn't...
The bikini area in olive/ wheatish complexions requires adaquete cooling to make hair removal comfortable for patients. Indian hair tends to be coarser and requires appropriate fluence or power and wavelength. Nd:YAG tends to require more treatments as it is not as efficient as newer g...
No, there isn't a generic gel to use and should you chose to use an at home system, follow exactly what the directions say. For the record, these systems are not good though, and I treat patients with severe burns from using these types of devices incorrectly, or overusing them. Do not in any...
Thank you for your question. There are different wavelengths used for different skin types. Soprano XL uses an 810nm wavelength. Laser hair removal treatments require an average of 5-6 treatments depending on skin type, area, hair color and coarseness. One treatment targets only 10%...
Thank you for your question! We call this effect post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and this is an adverse event that is more common in darker-skinned individuals but surely can occur in all skin colors. Hyperpigmentation after laser hair removal usually is not permanent. The risks of laser...
See a physician with both an Alexandrite laser and a long pulsed nd:yag laser. The yag could possibly be best for your skin type. Before selecting a physician's office for laser hair removal, check with your local medical board about updates. The following is the latest from Raleigh,...
