Settings for Lightsheer ET for skintype V

Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

Hi there,

Had one treatment done on the nape area with the Lightsheer ET machine. I have skin type V and have very coarse black hair.

However, its been 3 weeks and there is no shedding at all. The session was pretty painful, I’d say around a 6/7 out of 10 so I thought the settings were good and didn’t ask for them.

Can anyone give me some suggestions? Thanks kindly.

p.s.

As an aside, I have had awesome results (many years hair-free) with the Cynosure yag for my upper legs, Coolglide yag for my Brazilian bikini and Lightsheer duet for my lower legs :slight_smile:

#2

Anyone??

#3

A yag laser would be safer and more effective for your skin type. You should have had shedding by three weeks.

No suggestions really. Call the clinic where you got the treatment and ask them why you had no shedding by week three.

#4

I did but they fed me the line that I should shed after 2-3 sessions which I know is a complete lie. I find that most laser places where a doctor is not doing the treatments, they always try to scam people with the settings. I would have bought that line as a newbie but as someone who has had more than sufficient experience with lasers, it just makes me mad.

I wish someone would know what settings are good for skin type V around the nape area so that I can demand that the proper settings be used.

#5

For people of color, it is riskier to have laser reduction. They were probably being cautious so as not to burn you. Perhaps they had in mind to gradually increase the power after a few sessions in an attempt to protect your skin? If this is t
he case, they were being cautious, they weren’t scamming you.