I Had Laser Hair Removal Last Week, and I Squeezed a Hair Out.. but It Felt As if It Was Ready to Come Out.. Did I Ruin It?

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i have been having it for a year now and the problem is last year i plucked the hairs and they grew back and it pretty much ruined everything, so i wanted to know if squeezing one hair out when it looked/felt ready to fall out anyway was going to change anything. thanks.

Martie Gidon, MD, FRCPC, FAAD · Answer

It is normal for hairs to pop out a few days after laser hair removal.  You have not done any damage.

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

I'm unsure what you mean by the fact that you plucked out hairs last year during treatment and "ruined everything". It doesn't. The follicle is what's affected during laser hair removal. Many people can and should experience hairs falling out within a week or so of a laser hair removal treatment. When the bulb of the follicle is destroyed, they can fall out.

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