Could Laser Hair Removal Possibly Cause Nerve Damage?

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