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Could Laser Hair Removal Possibly Cause Nerve Damage?

asked 3 months ago by Quath
Latest answer by Amy Taub, MD
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Tags: nerve damage, risk, safety

Will laser hair removal damage the fine nerve endings attached to the hair follicle? If not, what protects the nerve endings from the heat that destroys the follicle?

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Damage to the nerve from laser hair removal is unexpected and unusal.

The nerve fibers that communicate with a hair follicle primarily provide sensory information related to the sense of touch. As the goal of laser hair removal is the elimination of the hair, the loss of hair follicle touch sensation associated with the hair is unavoidable if the hair is successfully destroyed. Fortunately, areas frequently treated with LHR (i.e: face, underarms, bikini-area) do not suffer any ill consequences from loss of hair follicle touch sensation. Furthermore, there are... more
Amy Taub, MD

Lincolnshire Dermatologic Surgeon

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