Consultation

I had talked to this particular office in person for 20 minutes on October 1st.

She gave me the particulars that they use a ND:YAG Lyra laser by a company named LaserScope, which is a type of laser usually used on people of darker skin than I have. (I have type 3 skin on the Fitzpatrick skin type scale ) I chose this style of laser because for one the office I am going to uses it exclusively and also because it has a lower occurrence of pigmentation changes that can happen with other wavelengths of laser.

I had wanted to link to the medical extract that was very helpful on this selection, but it appears to have been pulled by the different medical sites and only a synopsis remains.

The technician had indicated they have done "a few dozen" men's faces with 6-7 currently being treated.

She was upfront with the information that it is a permanent reduction rather than removal and that the protocol used is slightly different than some other offices.

Specifically, the protocol is 10-15 sessions spaced at one month intervals with the first 3 at 2 week intervals with slowly escallating power output levels to "make sure" it's what I wanted.

I was provided a Lidocane 2.5% and Prilocaine 2.5% cream for some surface numbing to be applied 45 minutes ahead of the treatment.

I was a little surprised that she said a light tan was OK, since the darker the skin the more the energy is absorbed by the epidermis (surface) of the skin. Though with this 1064nm laser that isn't as much an issue as with some other options.