Hey everyone. Been having laser hair removal on my scalp for quite along time now. Originally with lightsheer which i had 10 treatments with and have had 3 treatments now with a gentlemax, both machines were using the highest settings possible. I switched to the gentlemax because i thought i might get better results as its is supposed to be better suited to my skin type II. What i have found so far however is quite strange.
With the Lightsheer, hair used to shed in about 7-12 days and then my head would be free of all hair for a few weeks and my scalp would feel great and smooth.
However with the gentlemax, even on highest settings and largest head size finer hairs dont seem to be shedding and it may just be an amazing coincidence but ever since i staretd having treatments with the gentlemax ive had very painfull and annoying spots on my scalp that just keep appearing. Im guessing its Folliculitis, my derm has given me antibiotics to take for four months, ive been taking them for about 3 months now without seeing any improvements. Whats worrying me is i got them a few weeks after my first treatment so before having my second i waited over 4 months to let alot of hair grow through and the spots to subside. But they didnt go away, they come in waves and are painful and unsightly, i pick them, they scab and heal and go away, then they come back again in waves and the cycle repeats. Now you may say i shouldnt pick them, but its the only way i can get them to temporarily go away, i didnt pick for the 4+ months and they didnt budge.
I’m worried that it still happens even after months of not having LHR. Unfortunately its making me quite depressed and i feel helpless, im using all kinds of special shampoos, exfoliating, trying Elidel, aloe vera, antibiotis, cider vinegar, all kinds of stuff. Nothing is making a dent on this.
Its put me in a very difficult position because i still need a few more treatments to work on patches but if it is the LHR causing it ill have to stop and have patchy hair + spots for how knows long. If it is a side effect and doesnt seem to go away after months and months how long am i going to experience this for ? the other side of it is, everything i read about LHR and folliculitis, its supposed to be helpful in getting rid of it, so why isnt it helping mine. One thing that is worrying me is that maybe my hair has become so fine that when it grows its alot easier for the hairs to become trapped. Or maybe as i stated at the begining, its just one massive coincidence. Has anyone got any ideas ?
sorry about the long rant but ive been going through this for about 9 months now, absolutely desperate to get some relief from this nightmare.