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Hairs are destroyed by the hair follicle absorbing visible light, which creates heat in the dermis. There is no electricity contacting you. As long as there is no electromagnetic energy from the laser box that can interfere with the pacemaker, there shouldn't be a problem. You can call your pacemaker company and ask the doctor's office what wavelength laser they use, just to be sure.
Lasers work through a focused light beam; there is no electricity traversing the body, so they are safe with pacemakers.
Electrical currents may disrupt the function of the pacemaker but laser treatments send light into the skin, not electricity, so there is no medical reason not to get laser hair removal with a pacemaker.
Pacemakers can in theory be influenced (e.g. reprogrammed) by electrical currents passing through the skin, most typically the electrosurgery used to stop bleeding during surgery. Lasers for hair removal deliver light to the skin that generates heat to get its effect but there is no transmission of electrical current, so they are safe with a pacemaker.
There is no transmission of electricity or electrical current during the delivery of laser energy to the target site in the process of laser hair reduction. Electrical activity is what may disrupt pacemaker activity. You can safely have laser hair removal treatments with a pacemaker.