Laser — Underarms

About this treatment

A small area does not mean few questions. Quite the opposite: in a tight space daily habits come into play more often, and the questions that occur to you first come straight from there.

Our dermatology sources are clear about sun protection, about tanning and about the points to be reported; about the products you use every day they say nothing.

This page does not fill that gap. It separates what comes from a source from what is a question to be put at the appointment, and does not blend the two.

Session plan

At this patch the time between two appointments is interlaced with daily habits. The most useful observation is which day you felt what; write that down and the question for the next appointment is already settled.

Who it is planned for

Whether this is right for you this page cannot decide. What it can say is that on a small area the daily habits throw up more questions, and that putting those questions at the appointment is expected.

• If an irritation or an itch persists at the patch, share it at the head of the appointment.
• If you have a question about products you use, put it at the appointment; we write no rule here.
• If you tend towards scars or keloids, say so at the first appointment.
• If you take medicines, pass on before the appointment which ones; isotretinoin included.

Before your appointment

Method

Having not reached a manufacturer document for the platform the studio uses, we do not open this section. A daily product routine does not belong under this heading in any case, and we hold no source on it; the relevant part of the page says plainly where the source falls silent.

How the appointment runs

1. 1Asking after the state of the patchThe appointment starts with the question of whether an irritation or a discomfort persists at the patch.
2. 2Your questionsYou put your questions about the products you use daily here; the answer is given at the appointment.
3. 3The applicationWork proceeds over the tight patch; if discomfort is named, it halts.
4. 4Talking about the days aheadWhat to look out for in the days after the appointment is talked through, and what is said goes into the file.
5. 5Setting the gapThe next appointment is planned by the weekly order the source names; the small area does not change that.

After your appointment

When to contact us: If a redness lasts longer than you expected, or blistering, a different shade or an irritation that will not go appears, ring us. If something points to inflammation, see a doctor first.

What to be aware of

• A mild redness and swelling resembling a sunburn are counted among the expected findings after the treatment.
• Among the rarer risks, blistering, infection, scarring and a lasting change of colour are reported.
• In the period before the appointment, a daily wide-spectrum protection of at least factor thirty is advised.
• Wax, tweezers and electrolysis are to be avoided; for the span of time the source gives no figure.
• Your tendency to form scars or keloids, and the medicines you take, are to be reported before the treatment.

At a glance

• It is the underarm — a spot whose extent nobody needs to argue over.
• No rule is written here for your daily use of products; the source is silent on it.
• You can put your question at the head of the appointment, and the answer comes from there.
• Irritation or discomfort at the patch is asked about separately at every appointment.
• How little skin is involved makes no odds to the rhythm; it stays as it is.

Good to know

The Fatma Süha approach

At Fatma Süha we do not write the most expected sentence on this page. About the products you use every day we have no source whatsoever.

Writing a rule that sounds right would be particularly easy here — and that is exactly why it is dangerous: the reader takes it as advice and cannot check it.

Instead we say the question is a real one. It belongs at the head of the appointment and is answered there.

What the source does say we pass on in full: sun protection, no tanning, keeping away from wax and tweezers, and the points to be reported.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use my usual product after the appointment?

On this point we have no source, and we do not invent a rule. Put the question at the head of the appointment; the answer comes from there.

What does your source say?

Daily sun protection, avoiding a tan, keeping away from wax and tweezers, and the points that are to be reported.

How many days before the appointment should I leave the wax?

No figure for that is written anywhere, and we will not think one up. Enquire when you book.

On a patch this small, would one appointment not do?

You come back more than once, weeks apart; how small the spot is makes no odds.

What do I do if an irritation shows at the patch?

Say so at the head of the appointment. For an irritation that will not go, ring us; at a sign of inflammation, see a doctor first.

Does a covered patch need sun protection?

The source advises daily protection, and the patch being covered does not lift that.

Does the result at this patch hold?

Later something grows back — reckon with it. No word about how long falls here.

Must I report which medicines I take?

Absolutely. Name what you swallow beforehand; isotretinoin belongs on that list explicitly.

Locations

• BebekLaser — Underarms
• GöktürkLaser — Underarms