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A 24-year-old female asked:
Can laser hair removal treatment cause cancer or stirility?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Thomas Fialaanswered
Plastic Surgery 35 years experience
No: I've not seen any reports of these problems, ever.
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Dr. Glenn Messinaanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 37 years experience
No evidence for that: Hello it is very important to go to a person that has a lot of experience in laser therapy and has a medical education ( md, rn, pa)
the most common side effects with lasers are burns, skin color changes and bruises. There is no data pointing to any relationship to causing a cancer or causing sterility.
Never have a laser treatment when pregnant or breast feeding, .
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
Not described: This is not a known or described complication of laser hair removal. Concerns primarily related to skin type and tanning ability and tendency to burn.
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Last updated Feb 2, 2020
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