Medical Malpractice

Laser hair removal is done when a laser is directed to the skin wherein the hair would absorb the light causing it to stop the growth. The procedure may be permanent but it may need for maintenance every six months or every year. For a treatment session, the skin will be red and inflamed; to decrease the swelling and redness, one must apply cold packs and avoid heat exposure as well.

So as mentioned, laser hair removal is permanent but needs to have maintenance every six months to one year. The temporary side effects of laser hair removal would be pain during and after the procedure, swelling, redness, blistering, hyperpigmentation which makes the skin darker. All of these are just temporary so no need to worry about this, the dermatologist will give solutions to these side effects as well.

On the other hand, the permanent side effects of laser hair removal would be epidermal damage, skin discoloration which is the lightening of the skin, scaring which only happens if the procedure was not done right so as with burns. The alarming side effects such as burn, scaring and epidermal damage only happens when the technician is not well trained about the treatment procedure.

Here is some information for you to know regarding on how you may minimize the risk of having any kind of side effects. First thing's first, you will be informing your dermatologist if you have a family history of hormonal conditions. You need to know as well that the lighter the skin is, the lesser the side effects. The dermatologist usually prescribes bleaching before the procedure. One should avoid waxing and plucking for weeks before the procedure for the results to be much effective. If you are given with antibiotic or antiviral medications you must follow it as prescribed. The area to be treated must be clean prior to the procedure. All these information are done by a dermatologist as standard operating procedure for they are trained to be clean, sterile and have a safe operation.

Since laser hair removal is permanent and has maintenance of six months to one year, as an individual you would know first the risk and complications of the procedure and you could ask your practitioner for the medication if complications happen. The best way for you to make sure that laser hair removal is safe; you would better go for the practitioner who is highly qualified and does not have any history of any malpractice or any history of having a patient with severe side effects.