I Did Facial Hair Lazer Treatment Being Pregnant. Is It Safe?

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Vivek Bansal, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I recommend no laser of any kind while pregnant.  Lasers emit magnetic radiation, and the safe level is not known to pregnancy situations.  Thus, no electronic devices including ranges,  microwaves, TV's, while pregnant. I hope this helps.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

You should be fine but I wouldn't recommend continuing laser hair removal while pregnant. If you have purchased a package most medical providers will put your treatments on hold until you have delivered your baby and have finished breast feeding.

	Good Luck and congrats to you and your baby

Gerald N. Bock, MD · Answer

Lasers produce light. The light penetrates only into the skin. It has no effects beyond the skin. Facial laser treatment is quite safe in pregnancy.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

I'm sure you are fine but I would discontinue treatments until you have had your baby. Laser hair removal penetrates only into the top layers of skin to the follicles, and being on your face there is zero way that could do anything to a developing fetus. So you are fine. There are no studies to show the effects of treatments because we simply don't treat people during pregnancy because why would we? You should be enjoying your pregnancy and not worrying about your hair. Start again in the future.

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