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Brazilian Wax After Laser Treatment

asked 1 year ago by nainika
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: female, hair removal, safety, waxing

Would It Be Ok to Do Brazilian Wax After the Laser Treatment in Case All Hair is Not Dealt With?

2 answers to Brazilian Wax After Laser Treatment

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Waxing hair removal after laser hair removal

You shouldn't have a waxing for a minimum of one week after laser hair removal to allow the epidermis to heal.  Waxing can tear away skin if there is swelling or weakening of the epidermal attachments to the underlying dermis. You want the epdiermis to no longer have any redness or possible signs of inflammation when you have your waxing.
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Brazilian Wax and Laser Hair Treatment

Laser hair removal treatments with longer pulse durations may leave behind many hairs which appear to “grow” following treatment. These “growing” hairs are dislodged from the hair follicle and require 1-2 weeks to be completely shed. Any method of epilation can be used to hasten their removal. Conversly, often a single laser hair removal treatment with shorter pulse durations can result in nearly total epilation of the hair follicles in the treatment area. It is... more

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