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Can I scrub or exfoliate my skin after laser hair removal?

siveemJul 10, 2017
I had my fourth full body laser session two weeks ago, and I'm planning on going to a Turkish bath where they scrub and lather the skin with a very hard loaf to exfoliate all dead skin and dirt (actually it kinda hurts), my question: is this okay? will it affect my laser results because I know I can't wax so I thought maybe this has the same effect am I right? Thank you very much

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Dr. David Jensen, DO
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Answered on Jul 15, 2017
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