Can armpit hair removal laser destroy the sweat glands?

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Hi, I had my first session of armpit hair removal laser a few days ago. Since then I noticed that I don’t sweat on my underarms anymore. My concern is that my sweat glands was destroyed by laser. If that happened is that a permanent damage or temporary? Thanks a lot.

Frederick A. Coville, MD · Answer

Hi and thanks for your question. Laser hair removal will destroy the hair follicle at it's root because of the pigment that is there. The heat that is generated by this destruction may cause a temporary heating of the surrounding tissues which include some superficial sweat glands. It cannot permanently destroy the sweat glands but you may see a temporary decrease in sweating. There are however, lasers that can destroy sweat glands as well as some radiofrequency devices. In my practice I love using Precision TX or BodyTite devices to deal with excessive armpit sweating. They both work great and patients are very happy after only one treatment. Precision TX uses laser and BodyTite uses radiofrequency. Hope this helps! 
Be Well
Dr. Fred Coville
Cornerstone Plastic Surgery, Linwood, NJ

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