What should you know about alexandrite GentleMax Pro laser?

Whether that setting suits you depends on the treatment goal, your natural skin tone, recent tanning, medicines and the colour and depth of the target. A trained clinician should assess these factors before selecting settings.

The alexandrite beam is absorbed by melanin, which converts light into heat. In hair removal, the aim is to heat pigment within the hair structure while limiting injury to surrounding skin. The platform may also offer another laser type, but the clinician chooses the mode rather than treating the device name as a single setting.

Cooling is used to protect the surface and improve comfort. Brief warmth, redness or small bumps around treated follicles can occur after hair treatment. Results vary because hair colour, growth stage and skin response differ.

Tell the clinician about tanning, previous pigment changes, cold sores, scars and all medicines or skin products. Avoid waxing or plucking hair before hair-removal sessions because the laser needs a pigmented target in the follicle; follow the clinic's instructions about shaving instead.

After treatment, cool the area gently, avoid picking or scrubbing, and use the advised bland moisturiser and sun protection. Follow the clinic's timing for exercise, heat exposure and active skincare, since these instructions can vary by treated area and skin reaction.

Contact the treating clinic promptly if pain is worsening, redness is spreading, or you develop blisters, crusting, marked swelling, pus, an open wound, or a pronounced change in skin colour. Seek urgent medical care for facial or throat swelling, breathing difficulty, faintness, or rapidly escalating symptoms.

Ask which laser mode is planned, why it fits your skin and target, what endpoint the clinician expects to see, and whether a small test area is appropriate. Also clarify who will perform the procedure, what eye protection is used, how pigment changes are managed, and which products you should pause or continue.