Laer Hair Removal & Infertility

Energy from lasers for hair removal do not penetrate through the deep subcutaneous tissues and especially not as deep as the muscle layer of the abdomen which protects the underlying abdominal cavity so that the ovaries will not be affected.

Laser hair removal will not cause infertility or affect your ovaries. The laser specifically targets the hair follicle and does not travel much below the skin. Millions of women have had bikini hair removal with no reports of infertility.

Dear Anahid,

  You can rest assured that laser hair removal will not cause sterility/infertility. The different lasers that are used for hair removal do not deliver energy deep enough to reach your internal organs (like your ovaries). Lasers are characterized by the wavelength of light that they deliver . . . the lasers that are used for hair removal emit wavelengths ranging from 800 nanometers to 1064 nanometers. The wavelength determines the depth of penetration of the light. . . the longer the wavelength, the deeper the laser energy penetrates. However, even at 1064 nanometers, the laser is only penetrating to a depth of approximately a millimeter into your skin.  Your internal organs are located MUCH deeper than a millimeter below the surface of your skin.

    My explanation may have been a bit technical. But, suffice to say, you should not be concerned about sterility/infertility resulting from laser hair removal treatments. Take care, MK