u/One_Reflection_8632

my legs used to be so smooth but over the past 2 years these dots started appearing and now its so bad. i used to shave or wax but now i have been doing ipl for 3 months and the hair growth has stopped but the dots are still there. not sure what to do. ive been using azelaic acid for about a month almost. Urea never helped, or anything that physically exfoliates hasnt helped either to get rid of the dots. If anyone has any advice please lmk!! Im so insecure and summer has started and i need these goneeeee

(These photos were taken recently). I have been doing consistent IPL for 2 months now, hair growth is definitely slower. Some follicles dont have hair anymore. I initially started to get rid of my strawberry legs that were very extreme, but theyre still there. I have used everything from Urea, SA lotion, glycolic, and ive just started azelaic acid to help with the pigment. I dont use all of these at once, just once a week or so but now im going to just stick with azelaic lotion. Is there anything else I can do? Should i just continue with IPL and hope its gone by the summer?