Monday, March 30, 2009

Skin discoloration after laser hair removal

A fair number of women who undergo laser to get rid of their hair develop excessive whitening of their skin (hypopigmentation). The whitening of skin occurs in a round patch and does not cause any symptoms but can create an aesthetic problem. White discoloration after laser is a common problem in dark skinned individuals and is not rare at all. While the exact number of individuals who develop this problem after laser is not known, judging from the complaints over the internet, the numbers are quite high.

For most individuals with this problem, if any recovery is going to happen it usually occurs in the first 1-2 months after treatment. After this time period, if the skin is still discolored, it is unlikely to become normal again. This is something the physicians never tell you when you first see them. Unfortunately, there is no treatment of hypopigmented skin that occurs after laser. The only remedy is to wear camouflage creams or cover the area with a garment.

The best advice for all individuals who have had this complication is to stay away from future laser treatments- or better still, keep away from physicians who offer laser therapy. Mucking around with nature almost never pays.

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