I had a tummy tuck 5.5 weeks ago and healed great until recently discovered several infected spots along bikini line incision due to ingrown hairs coming in at incic. Dr. put me on antibiotics and recommended laser hair removal along scar/incision to keep it from happening every time a new hair is coming in. They recommended fractional laser. How long do I need to wait to start this, to avoid being on antibiotics every time new hairs are coming in? I don't want to compromise my scar healing.
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November 13, 2013
Answer: How Long Should I Wait to Have Laser Hair Removal over TT Scar and Do You Agree It's Necessary?
Any follicles that have been destroyed with laser hair removal are not capable of regrowing hair under any circumstances. So, those hairs will not be able to grow hair ever again. You will still have any hairs that weren't affected or in the right stage for the laser to target them....
See a good dermatologist and shave only where you must. Afro- American skin commonly shows these problems and if so shaving should be kept to a minimum. Laser hair removal is a good option to avoid the irritation of the shaving process and can probably reduce the formation of bumps.