I had diode laser on my legs and now I have black spots that look like ingrown hairs. How can I get rid of them?

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have done diode laser on my legs for 7days ago, now i have got some black spots on my legs, the spots are like ingrown hair or hair that dosent grow, i have to get a good skin in 17 days, what should i do to getrid of these spots?

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

Hi Negar.  If the spots are dark and if you are a medium skin type, then it's likely an after effect called PIH, pos inflammatory hyperpigmentation.  This is sometimes a side effect of laser treatments and the remedy would be staying out of the sun and using hydroquinone to lighten the spots.  17 days is probably not enough time to get back to normal if this is what happened.View the link below for common laser hair removal side effects.

Brian S. Biesman, MD · Answer

There are several reasons that you may have dark spots after laser hair removal treatment.  I would follow up with the person who performed your treatment right away.

I had diode laser on my legs and now I have black spots that look like ingrown hairs. How can I get rid of them?

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