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Are you a candidate for laser hair removal?
Laser hair removal is
not for everyone.
The absolute requirement is that one's hair must be
darker than the surrounding skin. Additionally very
darkly pigmented people absorb too much laser energy
in their skin and are not ideal candidates.
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Tanned patients with light hair are not candidates. Tanned patients with dark hair should wait until their tan fades before they are treated.
Laser works best on pale skin and dark coarse hair. The closer you are to this combination (i.e. the lighter the skin and the more coarse and dark the hair), the better the results will generally be. Alexandrite long pulse and diode types of lasers work best on light-colored skin. Nd : YAG long pulse lasers are better and safer on darker skin. Since laser works by being attracted to and targeting the dark pigment, using an alexandrite or a diode laser on darker skin can result in skin burning or loss of skin pigment (hypo-pigmentation). Long pulse Nd : YAG lasers were created to cater to dark-skinned patients, so they are safer on the skin at settings that actually affect the hair than alexandrite and diode lasers.
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By using this chart you can determine whether you are a good candidate. |
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Skin Type |
Description |
Hair Color |
Candidacy |
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I |
White, always burns never tans |
Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Excellent Excellent Difficult Difficult Poor |
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II |
White always burns, sometimes tans. | Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Excellent Excellent Difficult Difficult Poor |
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III |
White sometimes burns, always tans | Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Excellent Excellent Difficult Difficult Poor |
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IV |
White rarely burns, always tans | Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Excellent Excellent Difficult Difficult Poor |
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V |
Brown, moderately pigmented | Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Difficult Difficult Difficult Difficult Difficult |
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VI |
Black Skin | Black Brown Red Blonde Grey |
Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor |
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laser hair removal cause scarring?