Is it true that laser hair removal can cause induced hair growth on some areas?
This occurrence has been reported by consumers on various forums, although it has not yet been medically proven. It is a rare occurrence and appears to happen only when treating woman’s face or men’s back/shoulders/upper arms when certain conditions are present. Usually, this happens more often on darker skin types (type IV and darker) when treating fine or vellus hairs, and at somewhat low settings. The best way to stay on the safe side is to only treat the above areas with laser if they have coarse dark hair and to make sure the laser operator doesn’t treat any sparse, fine or vellus hairs. Those hairs should be removed with electrolysis.
