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Using philips lumea precision plus (ipl at home), i have thin hair but black on my upper body, is it ok to use it on them or hair will become thicker?
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Yes: Yes. This is suppose to remove the hair or at least make it thinner. If you see no response with in 3months you could see doctor that does in office hair removal.
Answered 9/28/2016
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