Remove jewelry prior to using lasers

Philip Young, MD answers: Safe to have laser hair removal near body jewelry?

Can laser hair removal be safely done where there is either steel of titanium body jewelry in the area of laser treatment?


Philip Young, MD
6 months ago

It is very likely that the jewelry can serve as a reflective device and cause the laser light to reflect off the jewelry and into someone's eyes, etc.  Even with protective devices, this reflection is not safe to have as the protection only serves to partially protect someones eyes. Also, the reflection could cause damage to areas on the body that the laser is reflected on to. So absolutely, you should have the body jewelry removed prior to laser hair reduction.

Consulting a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon would be something that I would recommend. We specialize in the face and are highly qualified to help you with this.

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