Laser-Hair Removal
Zapping off hair with a laser used to be a niche procedure, but it’s now gone mainstream. Nearly half a million procedures overall were performed by dermatologists in 2011, according to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. In fact, the growing popularity has pushed more people to offer it, including at laser centers known as medi-spas, where the technicians may not be licensed doctors.
If you go under the wand in the wrong hands, you risk getting burned–literally. A recent study found that lawsuits over bad results from laser treatments administered by non-doctor operators increased to 78 percent in 2011 from 36 percent in 2008. Women with darker skin are more vulnerable to laser mishaps (lasers are designed to target the pigment in hair and can cause unintended damage to dark skin) and should be especially wary of inexperienced technicians.
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