Indian Women and Laser Induced Hair Growth
Many South Asian clients have disastrous results from laser hair reduction treatment. The unwanted hair is still there but the areas treated have increased density. I am not an Indian woman but I experienced laser induced hair growth. The phenomenon is more prevalent in people with brown and black skin.
Indian women (or anyone with brown skin) are susceptible to excess hair growth following laser treatment is because of the relationship between skin colour and hair density crucial to successful laser hair removal.
The ideal candidate for laser hair reduction has light skin and dark, coarse hair. The colour contrast between skin and hair is necessary so the skin pigment does not absorb the energy of the laser.
This presents a very specific problem for women with dark hair and dark skin. The skin absorbs a lot of the laser energy. Balancing the needs of the skin with the needs of the hair is tricky because too much energy is bad for the skin. In contrast, too little energy leads to treatment failure or worse, induced hair growth.
Laser works in very specific circumstances. The ideal candidate is somoene with light skin and coarse, dark hair. I have, however, had many Indian clients with successful laser treatment on the legs, bikini and underarms.
Indian women are particularly susceptible to increased growth following laser because of the downy fuzz on the face, tummy, arms and shoulders.
Laser cannot deal with fine dark hair on dark skin. It is the ideal situation for stimulating hair growth because it’s always a precarious balancing act to preserve the skin, while attacking the hair. If the hair shaft is too fine it cannot absorb the light. Thus, the laser energy ends up in the skin anyway.
Hyperpigmentation is a significant risk for women of colour. Laser treatments are delivered at a lower setting so the skin isn’t injured. This strategy presents an ideal situation for laser-induced hair stimulation. Lowering the settings to preserve the skin does not allow enough energy to target the hair follicle and produces the opposite effect. Hair growth is induced, rather than reduced.
In summary, Indian women are not the ideal candidates for laser hair removal. Some women receive successful laser hair treatments on the legs, bikini and underarms. The face, shoulders, upper arms and back should are prone to laser induced hair growth. Electrolysis is the better method.
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