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A member asked:
If you wax an area regularly, does that create complications later if you want laser hair removal?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Unless the wax has caused a burn, there should not be cause for concern. But laser hair removal works best when there is some hair in the follicle and since lasers are irritating to the skin it is best not to perform laser hair removal too soon after waxing.
Answered 10/17/2012
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Waxing ok: You have to stop waxing about 3 weeks before laser hair removal. However, if you have been waxing for a long time there is no harm done, laser will still work.
Answered 5/19/2016
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Not a problem: In most instances as long as the skin has adequately healed from any potential thermal injury, it should not be a problem.
Answered 9/28/2016
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