Re: Photoderm- facial hair and photosensitive drugs

[Guest guest]

I had 4 photoderms. The nurse who gave them to me told me the

procedure would cause only a temporary loss of some facial hair and

that it would grow back. I did lose about 75% of my facial hair in

the treated areas. I believe the hair loss is permanent. Its now

been 9 months since the first photoderm and over 5 months since the

last treatment and I'm not seeing any regrowth of lost hair. A few

months ago I asked her if this was permanent and she again said no.

But I have since read and seen news shows about photoderm and its

treatment to get rid of unwanted hair permanently (the darker the

hair, the greater the chance of loss - it does not work well on

blond hair). She also told me that I should not take monodox

(doxycycline) for the week prior to treatment because of the photo-

sensitivity.

Take care,

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> Two questions for everyone:

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> 1) For men who have had photoderm- did you have a reduction in

facial

> hair growth?

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> 2) Should photosensitive drugs be stopped before photoderm- at my

> initial consultation, the nurse told me that I would not have to

stop

> doxycycline before treatment- has anyone heard differently?