Does Plucking Hair Change Hair Growth Cycle?

Does plucking hair change hair growth cycle? If it does, how long should I wait for hair growth cycle to turn back to nomal? Do I have to wait long period to get laser hair removal after plucking hair?

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Plucking before laser hair removal

Any method of hair removal such as waxing or tweezing will remove the deeper portions of the hair follicle which contain the "target pigmentation" and will render laser hair removal ineffective for at least two weeks. Either shaving or depilatory creams can be used up to the day of the laser treatment as they do not remove the entire hair shaft.

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anne99 28 Jan 2013

You'll have to wait until the hair re-surfaces. So don't worry about whether you plucked in the past, just make sure you don't do it once you start treatment or that hair may take months to become active again and you have missed being able to treat it.

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