Is There a Reason That my Daughter Cannot Take Ampicillin While Receiving Laser Hair Removal?

As you now know, ampicillin does not cause photosensitivity and therefore is safe to continue during laser hair removal treatments. I also recommend that you seek laser hair removal treatment for your daughter at a physician's office rather than at a hair removal spa.

Some (although very few!) medications do cause photosensitivity and need to be stopped prior to treatments. However, Ampicillin is not one of these. I think your daughter should pursue care at another office. Especially, quite simply, if the aesthetician isn't calling you back to answer your questions.... that's not a great sign of the care you are going to receive.

The simple answer to your question is you do not need to stop Ampicillen prior to laser hair removal. The larger question however that is raised by this piece of incorrect advice is that if the spa is misinformed about what needs to be avoided then who knows what else they are misinformed about. It points to the issue that although the procedure can technically be perfomred by an aesthetician at a spa, is this really the best place to have your daughter treated... more