Dark underarms are not a hygiene problem. Skin makes pigment in response to irritation, and shaving, friction from tight sleeves, deodorant and old ingrown hairs supply that irritation daily in this climate. Scrubbing adds friction and makes the colour worse. A picosecond laser breaks up the pigment that has already been deposited, with less heat than older lasers, which matters on morena skin because heat is what triggers the darkening we are trying to remove.
Darkening is not a hygiene problem. Skin makes pigment in response to irritation, and shaving, friction from tight sleeves, deodorant and old ingrown hairs all irritate it. Washing more does not reach the cause.
Most clients see a change after three and reach most of the available improvement by six. Skin that darkened over years does not clear in a month.
No. The realistic result is several tones lighter and more even. Underarm skin is thinner and has a different history from the skin on your arm.
Yes, and the choice of device is the reason. A picosecond laser puts less heat into the skin than a longer-pulse laser, and heat is what causes post-inflammatory darkening on Fitzpatrick III to V.
60 minutes
Skin Care Hotline
ICONIQUE Revolutionary Beauty runs 5 branches in Metro Manila. Which treatments each one performs varies, so check the branch page or call before you book.