Is it okay to get laser hair removal where there are irritated ingrown hairs?

July 30, 2017
Asked By:brenda1105 in San Francisco, CA

Every time I wax I get ingrown hairs and I pick at them a lot yesterday i managed to get a hair out but this morning i realized their was still another hair their and the bump is red and it looks irritated and I was wondering if it's okay to get laser hair removal on an ingrown hair that's irritated or should I wait?

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July 31, 2017

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