I have acne prone skin, will laser hair removal cause me to have more acne?

September 19, 2021
Asked By:axa153530 in Dallas, Texas

I use to not have acne as a kid, but when I was in high school, I had waxing done and I started getting massive breakouts. It took years to control my acne. I now thread. I still get a little bit of acne from threading, but I take anti-histamine 6 hours before and it helps. Now, I want to get laser hair removal done on my face. My skin is light with thick dark hair. I am scared my acne is going to worsen though and I am unsure what to do. I still get acne, after threading but it's not bad.

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