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| Dark Skin and Laser Hair Removal |  As a rule, laser hair removal is recommended for people with lighter skin because with someone who has darker skin usually requires more treatments in order to remove the hair for a long hair.
The matter is that there is more risk of blistering, hypopigmentation, and pain for someone with dark skin. Imagine how hot the blacktop gets in the summertime - with the darkness, the light turns to heat. That is the reason why the laser hair removal treatment for dark skin is so rare. The point is that there is a greater risk of injury for someone with dark skin.
People with dark skin that want to have a laser hair removal done are not completely out of luck. They don’t have to go with the more expensive and time consuming electrolysis treatment to get rid of their unwanted facial hair. But they do need to take some precautions.
People with dark skin have to find a specialist that knows what the risks are for using laser hair removal for dark skin are, and what precautions they will have to take. Such specialist more than likely use a ND: Yag laser, which is one of the newer lasers on the market and is safe for use with all skin types, no matter how light or dark they are.
Those who have dark skin and are considering laser hair removal should also be aware that there is a very good chance that it will take more treatments for the hair removal to become permanent. This is because there is a different kind of laser being used, one that is not as concentrated on the skin. This is to keep you safe but it also means that the laser isn't able to get as close as other lasers are on people with lighter skin. The lasers used on people with lighter skin have a beam that is considerably shorter.
So if you have a dark hair and are considering laser hair removal, don't give up hope and don't lose heart, just be aware of the possible risks involved, and be prepared for the possibility that you will need to go for more treatments in order to make the hair removal permanent.
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