FACIAL HAIR

Millions of women around the world have, at some point been bothered by troublesome and unwanted facial hair.

Excess hair falls into 2 main categories:hypertrichosis or hirsutism

Hypertrichosis is excess body hair in ANY part of the body whilst hirsutism is excess hair growth in women where only men normally grow hair such as the neck, upper lip, cheeks or jaw Certain medical conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome, acromegaly, cushing's syndrome, high levels of testosterone and the use of certain steroid medications can make you prone to excess hair growth

When it comes to facial hair removal, black people need to be extra careful as black people generally have curly hair and many removal methods may lead to unpleasant razor bumps, ingrown hairs, infection, permanent scarring or keloid formation

As a doctor with over 10 years of experience treating skin of colour I know the tried and tested methods for facial hair removal in dark skin that produce successful, long lasting results without leaving any unwanted problems behind So here are my best recommendations for facial hair removal

by Dr Linda, founder of BAME skincare & The Health Palette editors

For permanent hair reduction by up to 90% recommend ND YAG laser hair removal. Tho studies have shown that this is the safest and mo form of hair removal and reduction in darker Make sure to use the ND YAG laser machine machines can cause burns and scarring on dar offer ND YAG laser hair removal at BAME skinc clinic based in London and are offering up to 50 hair removal for The Health Palette readers T+C's limited slots are available so book now - just in ti girl summer 2023.

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