Can I Get Laser Hair Removal Before or After my Breast Augmentation?

   I would recommend breast augmentation and then laser hair removal, unless these two items are separated by a few weeks.

Thanks for your question Kay. I prefer patients have any other operations or medical interventions after breast augmentation surgery. Inflammation around hair follicles could serve to increase the risks of surgery. Best wishes, Dr. Aldo.

The laser hair removal and augmentation have little to do with each other. staging them is a great idea

Hair removal procedures are pretty benign for the most part. If concerned, you  may want to do the last one before surgery about two weeks prior to your procedure.

Hi KayJo,

Its important to have an infection free body prior to breast augmentation as we want to avoid the possibility of cross-infection of the implants.  Most of the time laser hair removal is benign, but occasionaly a small infection of the hair folicle can happen.  If this happens, then delaying breast augmentation would be prudent.

Best Wishes!

Pablo Prichard, MD

Thank you for the question.

You will likely do well either way.  A “waiting time” before or after surgery is not necessary.

 Best wishes.

Better, I think to do it after unless you can do it at least a month before. Any signs of inflammation around the follicles might otherwise cause a postponement of your breast enlargement. 

Thanks, best wishes.