Yes,someone with PCOS is a candidate for laser hair removal. We use theLightSheer at my clinic for hair removal and experience excellentresults. Your skin tone and hair colour will determine furthersuitability and number of treatments required. PCOS should be managedappropriately by an expert first to ensure your hair removal resultsare not hindered. LightSheer laser hair removal can be used to manage the excess hair growth. Thanks, Dr Campey
The Lightsheer is the brand name for a gold standard, hair reduction laser. It uses a wavelength that allows for treatment of unwanted hair in people of different skin types. That being said the best candidate for hair reduction remains the fair complected patient with black, coarse hair. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is not a contraindication to laser hair reduction treatments. Patients with PCOS can be a challenge no matter what kind of laser is used, due to androgen hormone stimulation of hair growth in unwanted places. Adequate control of hormone imbalance due to PCOS is very helpful to successful and long lasting laser hair reduction.