hey guys, so i am currently going to American Laser centers for my back/shoulders. they use the light sheer diode by lumens, and today on my way home from work a dermatologist by my house had a sign up that said free laser hair removal consults, so i stopped in just cus. i ultimately want my chest and stomach done as well as my back but my income limits me right now. anyway, he uses a machine by laserscope, and he told me that treatments should be 4-6 weeks apart and that if anyone is doing any longer than that, than they are wrong and you are not treating all the hairs in the right time and your basicly just making it take way longer… i was hoping i could get some input from you guys… is it just cus he uses a different laser? or should i request that american laser sets my apps 4-6 weeks apart? thanks in advance!
he is wrong and obviously is not following the latest research in the industry. sounds like he is a typical dermatologist, rather than a hair removal specialist. they don’t teach hair removal in med school, so someone who does hair removal as their primary function would be more educated on this. The answer is the complete opposite. If the treatments are effective, you shouldn’t have anything to treat at 4-6 weeks. As you experienced with your one treatment, you should be able to back this up. This treatment schedule is somethign that was originally borrowed from electrolysis and was promoted by laser companies, however, it was determined that this is not the case with laser. Laser requires hair to be as dark as possible for it to work best, and electrolysis works best on fine weak hair. Either way, there is a lot of discussion on this subject already on the forum. Please run a search. The short answer is that he is wrong and that he is not using a good laser. The reason you got results on your first treatment is because you were treated with one of the better lasers and at proper settings. Plus, remember that the back has very long hair cycles. That means that you should be waiting a minimum of 10-12 weeks between treatments. You shouldn’t have much to treat earlier than that anyways.