Darker-skinned patients can experience a little pain and blistering because their skin might absorb some of the laser light. On darker-skinned patients, Moskovitz tests a small area to see how the skin reacts. These patients sometimes experience a temporary increase or decrease of pigment in the treated area. To achieve permanent hair removal, most patients require three or four treatments. During the first treatment, about 30 percent of a patient's hair bulbs will be in a resting phase with no melanin in them.
Treatments take about one minute for a moustache and an hour or more for a back.
Moskovitz cautions that a plastic surgeon or dermatologist should perform laser procedures. All Rights Reserved.