Laser hair removal side effects and risks?

As a dermatologist, we see lots of bad things from people who get treated at "medical spas". First of all, side effects of treatments can happen to anyone. It is perfectly fine for someone other than a doctor to perform the actual procedure AS LONG as it is under the supervision of a physician... more

Thank you for your question. Interestingly, this question frequently arises. The short answer is that there is no long term side effects to laser hair removal or any other type of laser treatment. Laser treatments use light in the visible or infrared spectrum, and these wavelengths are not the ones that... more

If done safely within in the recommended settings for your skin type, it is unlikely that you will have any side effects. However, when side effects do happen, generally they are related to color changes, burns or rarely scarring. If done on the lip area, it dcan cause cold sores which if left untreated can... more