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COUPONS January 24, 2006 Shedding light on darker skin The treatment of ethnic skin a careful procedure By Abigail Leichman The Record (Hackensack N.J.) Josabet Tecat-Suarez was pretty sure her face wasn't supposed to sizzle during a laser hair-removal treatment.

But her gynecologist - yes, gynecologist - told her to stop flinching and held her head in place as he finished.

"When the nurse came in, I could tell from her look that all was not well," said Tecat-Suarez.

Her cheeks, she was horrified to find after a peek in the mirror, "had started to look like a tic-tac-toe board." Later, the wounds swelled and oozed before turning into a mask of milky dots marring her chocolate complexion.

This outcome is not uncommon for people with darker skin.

"Skin of color is more sensitive and more prone to side effects - such as discoloration and scarring - from medical skin treatments and even from piercing, plucking, waxing and shaving," said ...

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