When laser hair removal treatments are spaced 10 weeks apart, can hair be waxed 4 weeks after laser?

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As more treatments are done, the interval between treatments can be up to 10 weeks. I’m wondering if waxing 4 weeks post laser removal would be okay.

Danielle Shanley, MD · Answer

Hi and thank you for your question.  If you've completed your Laser Hair Removal package and wanted to resume with waxing for maintenance that is fine but I would not recommend waxing in between Laser Hair Removal treatments for best results.  Each hair follicle is on a different growth cycle and the hair itself has 3 stages of life; laser is most effective at the first stage of life.  This is why you have multiple sessions and are spaced weeks apart.  Waxing will pull the bulb which is the target for the laser.

Kathleen Griffin, MD · Answer

Waxing should not be done during laser hair removal treatments at all. Laser hair removal treatment intervals are chosen to ensure that each treatment is targeting hairs in the growing stage (this is the only stage laser hair removal works on), if you get waxing done in the middle of a treatment cycle it will alter the growing stage of your hairs, making your laser treatments less effective.

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