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Carolyn Presby

Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery

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Bikini Line Hair Removal

Carolyn Presby, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains the bikini line is a sensitive area, which is not the most comfortable to receive any kind of stimulation, but the treatment is quick. She recommends if you are going to have laser hair removal, you should have someone who is medically trained.

Laser Treatment Devices

Carolyn Presby, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains the have a handpiece attached to the laser to go spot by spot and make sure they treat every portion of the skin. She explains there will be a cold air that makes it more comfortable and helps to focus the laser's energy where they wanted to go, so the energy does not disperse.

Laser Treatment and Skin Conditions

Carolyn Presby, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, says aesthetic pigmentation changes, and little vessels or texture can be treated with lasers. She also recommends if you have significant pigment changes, you should be getting checked out by your dermatologist. "We have to make sure to avoid potential catastrophic diseases and cancers," she points out.

Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is not good for gray or white hair, it is not good with sun exposure, and it is not good with certain medications. Carolyn Presby, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains if you have gray, white or very light blonde hair, the laser will not work, because the darker the hair the better.

Dermatology and Laser Treatment

Carolyn Presby, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, says lasers are fast and effective. "As long as you have realistic expectations about what you will look like during the entire treatment and what you will get at the end of the treatment, lasers are a good option." She explains a laser is energy that has a specific target and a specific depth, and based on what its target is and how deep it can go, it will determine what it can do.

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