Is It Safe to Have a Laser Hair Removal Done when Nursing?

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Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. It is okay to breast feed during laser hair removal treatment. This is no risk to the baby. You should not have laser treatment when pregnant.

Lisa Benest, MD · Answer

In my opinion laser hair removal is safe during nursing.  However, we sometimes apply a topical numbing cream before this procedure.  There is some absorption of the numbing cream into the circulation and potentially into breastmilk.  I would recommend avoiding the numbing cream or pumping and discarding the milk right after breastfeeding if you do use numbing cream.

Mitchell Schwartz, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Laser hair removal treatments are perfectly safe while you are breastfeeding. Lasers create a beam of highly concentrated light that delivers a controlled amount of therapeutic heat to the hair follicles. This light energy is absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to destroy numerous follicles at a time and leaves the surrounding skin unaffected. These treatments will have no effect on your breast milk.

Jeffrey C. Poole, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Their are no reasons why laser hair removal cannot be performed during the months that a woman is breast feeding.  The only area I would avoid treating, would be if the hair of concern was in the areola region.

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