A 40-year-old member asked:
If you wax an area regularly, does that create complications later if you want laser hair removal?
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marguerite Barnettanswered
Plastic Surgery 44 years experience
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.
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Dr. Tanveer Janjuaanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 32 years experience
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.
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
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.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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