Laser hair removal, for long, has been used as a cosmetic treatment worldwide. Performed by plastic surgeons to remove unwanted hair, laser treatment is gradually taking over bikini wax- which is painful, to say the least. It has thrown up a rather gratifying solution to the women who are no longer comfortable with frequent parlor visits, and of course, the unbearable pain of getting the unwanted hair waxed!
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- Laser treatment causes skin burns. The use of laser to remove unwanted hair takes up lot of heat, and since heat implies burns, there is rarely a chance that you can get away with it. While in most cases, the burns have been mild enough not to leave a mark, in many cases, they have been horrifyingly severe too!
- Hyper pigmentation and Hypo pigmentation are a few other side effects of laser treatment. Pigmentation is nothing but the darkening of the skin of the affected areas, and is steered by melanin production when the laser beam hits the skin.
- Those who know little science would also know what harm a dash of laser beam can do to one’s eyes. No matter how safe the surgeons claim the entire thing to be, you do your bit in protecting your eyes.
- Itching, pain, a tingling sensation, perhaps, are the most common side effects of laser treatment. In case you experience any of the above, don’t freak out. It is normal.