After each session, for the first 2 weeks, I can wait long in between shaves and the hair is thinner and lighter, but after 4 weeks after each session, the hair grows back similar to prior LHR. The hair loss seems to be improving but then suddenly comes back similarily pre-LHR before the next treatment. I am going in for my 7th/9 treatment, and I heard 80% should be gone by now, but I've only lost about 20%. Would 12 treatments be more effective than 9 for me, or am I not compatible?
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Thank you for your question. Yes, you can LHR on the bikini area as long as there no active lesion or disease. I recommend discussing this with your physician so the appropriate steps can be taken before treatment. Best of Luck!
Hi M. The long pulsed Nd:Yg laser (Yag for short) is the only laser we typically recommend for patients that are 100% African American (skin type V or VI). If a patient is mixed then sometimes we will recommend the Diode laser, but for the most part it's the Yag alone that is safest and wo...