Are these settings still effective?

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#1

Hi everyone!

I’ve been using my dermatologist for LHR, but she’s very expensive, and thanks to someone on this forum, I have tried a much cheaper place. However, this place uses different settings (a little weaker) so I wanted to know if this new place is still effective.

My dermatologist uses a GentleMAX on me (she uses the alexandrite part) at anywhere from 18-26J, 10 ms pulse width, and 18mm spot size. The new place I tried today did 16J, 40 ms pulse width, and 18 mm spot size. I know the 16J/18mm is an acceptable level, but the high pulse width makes me a little worried that it may not be very effective.

I’m a skin type II as well. Any thoughts would be most appreciated!

#2

The 40ms pulse width is lengthy. On regular GentleLASE it’s fixed at 3ms. Generally, the shortest pulse width possible is best in order to overcome the melanocyte thermal relaxation time.

I would re-check the settings for your first treatment. For the alex, 20J is max at 18mm.

#3

Maybe my dermatologist used YAG at those settings, I don’t remember for sure. I know for sure that they were high enough to do some damage haha.

Regardless, I’m now a little worried that the 40ms won’t result in permanent removal. She said her goal is to get it down to 20ms, which I know I can handle, but she said she wanted to see how I reacted at 40ms. Is 40ms too high to get any permanent results?

#4

I’m not 100% sure, but they may be able to use 18-26J on 18mm on GentleMAX on the alex version with the 10ms pulse. But it’s likely that JMISR is correct and the numbesr are off or are for a Yag.

With your skin type, you should be able to handle 18mm, 16-18J, 3-10ms. Have them test spot you.