How to deal with pimples in the beard with the help of laser treatments?

ruemmelein August 23, 2019 Read 4 min

The stubborn pimples in the beard area can finally be laser treatment finally disappear permanently. A 43-year-old patient went from dermatologist for several years because he simply could not get rid of his painful inflammations in the beard area. Laser epilation finally solved the finally solve the problem. 

Inflammations in the beard area are not uncommon. They are harmless, but still very stressful for the affected men. The standard therapies with various creams and solutions always bring only short-term improvement. As a rule, treatment is with cortisone, antibiotics or also combination preparations.

Inflammations in the beard area are harmless, but still very stressful for the affected men.

The exact causes of pimples in the beard are not known. Men with frizzy hair are more often affected, probably because the beard hairs tend to grow into the skin. This problem can definitely be solved with laser epilation. For fair skin, the alexandrite laser with the wavelength of 755nm is optimal. Men with darker skin, who have frizzy hair more often, must be treated with a laser with a longer wavelength (NeodymYAG laser with 1064nm), so that the skin is not damaged.

Depending on the strength of the beard growth, 6-10 sessions at intervals of 6 weeks are sufficient for the growth of the beard hair to be inhibited in the long term. The success is amazing, because the annoying inflammations do not come back. Unfortunately, patients must be informed that they can no longer have a beard in the treated areas.

Dermoscopic image

The same method can also be used to stubborn inflammations in the armpits, groin and genital area. eliminated.

An alternative to this is a very modern method that is becoming increasingly important in the Acne therapy wins: Kleresca. This is a biophotonic procedure in which fluorescent light is used to treat inflammation in depth and stimulate cell regeneration. We also achieve very good results with this method. Kleresca acne must be treated 1-2 times a week, with a total of 12 sessions being necessary.