Can Underarm Laser Reduce Sweat and Odor? (V&P blog post)
Can Underarm Laser Reduce Sweat and Odor? What the Studies Show and What They Don’t Underarm laser hair removal is a hair treatment, and we don’t sell it as a […]
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Does Pubic Hair Protect Against Infection? What Studies Say About Grooming, STIs, and UTIs
If you’ve read a headline saying shaving raises your STI risk, or been told that pubic hair is there for a reason, you may be wondering whether going bare is […]
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Laser Burns in the Bikini Area: How They Happen, What They Look Like, and How We Prevent Them
A laser burn happens when the surface of your skin absorbs heat that was meant for the hair follicle underneath. In the bikini area the usual reasons are energy set […]
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Rosacea and Laser Hair Removal: Flare Triggers, Settings, and What to Expect Afterward
Yes, you can usually have laser hair removal on your face if you have rosacea. We just plan it differently. Laser heats the skin, and heat is one of the […]
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Melasma and Facial Laser: How We Treat the Upper Lip Without Darkening It
Many people who book upper lip laser are dealing with two things on the same small patch of skin: dark hair, and a brown shadow that’s still there after they […]
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Strawberry Legs and Keratosis Pilaris: Can Laser Hair Removal Smooth Them Out?
Those small dark dots on freshly shaved legs, the ones that look like the seeds on a strawberry, have a nickname that stuck. Strawberry legs. There’s no single medical diagnosis […]
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Dark Underarms and Inner Thighs: Will Laser Hair Removal Lighten Them?
Sometimes, yes. It depends entirely on what’s making the skin look dark in the first place. If the darkness is mostly hair, or irritation from years of shaving and waxing, […]
Read ArticleHow to shave for a Brazilian laser session without giving yourself razor burn
Shave 12 hours before your appointment, with a fresh blade, in the direction the hair grows, and put nothing on the skin afterward. That is the short version, and if […]
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Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation After Laser: Prevention, Not Treatment, Is the Whole Game
Clients ask me about redness constantly. They almost never ask about the thing that actually deserves the worry. Redness after a session is expected, it means the follicle absorbed energy, […]
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Fitzpatrick Skin Type I Through VI: How to Assess Your Own Before You Book Anywhere
If you have called around for laser hair removal in this city, someone has probably asked what your Fitzpatrick skin type is. Most people answer with a guess based on […]
Read ArticlePerimenopause and New Chin Hair: Why Hormonal Regrowth Needs a Different Treatment Plan
A woman in her late forties sits down in our consultation room and says some version of the same sentence. It usually starts with an apology. Then: there are four […]
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Why We Book More Full-Body Consultations in January Than July (And Why Winter Is the Right Answer)
By Valeria Tartacovschi, cofounder, V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care, 1317 N Larrabee St, Old Town, Chicago Our consultation calendar has a shape to it. The first three weeks […]
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