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Pimple with pus in lasered bikini area - soprano alma laser.

speckuOct 30, 2016
I noticed what seemed to be a small pimple / bump in my bikini area before my first laser hair removal treatment with soprano alma laser. Its happened before but usually clears up. It's now 3 weeks since treatment and the bump appears a little bigger with puss. Do I go ahead with next treatment (in a week)? Should I treat it with something or attempt to pop it (is the latter even an option!). Please advise.

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Dr. Jason Emer, MD
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Dr. Jason Emer, MD
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Dr. Steven F. Weiner, MD
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