DERMATOLOGY LASER CENTERS OF NEW YORK & CALIFORNIA
Laser Removal of Ingrown Hairs

Laser hair removal or ingrown hairs works by melanin pigment absorbing a wavelength of light. This laser hair removal procedure works only on pigmented hair, or people with brown or black hair. The ideal candidate for this procedure would be someone who has dark hair and fair skin.

People with unnaturally tanned skin (too much tanning bed) can’t undergo laser hair removal, either. The hairs’ melanin attracts the laser, but unnaturally tan skin will overpower the laser’s attraction. This attraction could lead to hyper-hypo pigmentation, which causes the skin’s natural pigmentation to disappear.

Ingrown Hairs on Men: ingrown facial or neck hair, is known as shaving bumps or pseudofolliculitis barbae. The bumps, painful when shaved, also may discolor skin. Painful ingrown hairs are very common in African-American, Caribbean-American, Middle-Eastern and Latin-American men, and also can occur in women. The bumps develop anywhere hair is shaven, plucked or tweezed, mostly on the face and neck. Tips prior to your laser hair removal procedure: Grow the hair. Use barber scissors to shave. Shave with a moisturizing gel immediately after you shower. Don't use a razor blade more than a few times. Shave the area just once; don't go over it. Avoid fragrant aftershave lotions that may irritate the skin. Laser treatment for this affliction, federally approved for dark skin types, is very effective.

If you have any questions about our dermatological laser treatments, including laser removal of ingrown hairs, please feel free to contact Board Certified Dermatologist, Board Certified Dermatopathologist, Babar K. Rao, MD, FAAD at his Manhattan, New York, New Brunswick, New Jersey, or Fresno, California offices.

 

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