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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 affect the eye. (Assuming of course you were wearing proper eye wear?) And no matter what, yag lasers only penetrate into upper skin layers so under no circumstances was your brain affected in any way.
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,...
Laser hair removal should have not effect on nausea. It does not penetrate past the skin. It sounds like this is a coincidence or some kind of anxiety.
