Is It Safe to Get IPL Treatments when Pregnant?

There are no studies indicating whether it is safe or not in pregnancy.  During pregnancy hormones flucuate and there is more risk of hyperpigmentation from the laser.  That being said, I recommend waiting to do IPL until after pregnancy.

Even though the side effects of IPL are likely not harmful to either mother of fetus, pregnancy is a contraindication for any energy based device.  The hormones of pregnancy (and sometimes post pregnancy) can make treatments unpredictable.

Most everyone will agree that pregnancy is NOT a time to do laser treatments. For obvious reasons, studies cannot be done while women are pregnant so the risks to the fetus are unwarranted.#BBLsafety  #IPLduringpregnancy   #BBLrisks

Unfortunately, for the most part, most all laser treatments are not recommended during pregnancy . Since studies cannot be done on the unborn babies of pregnant mothers, it is a general recommendation that women should defer all laser treatments until the post-partum period.#laserrisks   #safetywithlasers   #pregancyrisks

No, safety on pregnant women and babies have not been studied that well yet, but also hormonal changes may have the risk of more pigmentation or side effects. Avoid unnecessary cosmetic treatments during pregnancy, maybe you may need them later, together with bleaching creams, because of melasma.

 

I would recommend that you wait until after your pregnancy. Hormone changes during pregnancy can cause changes in skin pigmentation and may cause darkening, so it would be advisable to hold off. While the effects of IPL during pregnancy have not been established, it is usually preferable to avoid IPL treatments just to be safe.