Should you get laser hair removal over freckles?

Hi Jonelle79,

I am Sarah, a medical assistant for Aesthetic Skin MD with Dr. Anil Shah in Chicago and I am happy to let you know that it is perfectly safe to get LHR with freckles on your skin. The laser is designed to penetrate the pigment in hair follicles not the skin.

Thank you for your question. You can laser over freckles, but it may make the freckles a little lighter.

You can get LHR (laser hair removal) over areas with freckles. The risk of doing LHR over area's with freckles, is that the laser could also remove the pigment of the freckles.

You can still get laser hair removal with freckles. You may or may not get some fading of the freckles depending on which laser beam is used

Please be evaluated by a dermatologist or a trained personal but freckles should not be an issue while using laser hair removal.

Hello! The short answer is that yes, you can have laser hair removal over freckles. They may temporarily darken, but often lighten back up within 10-14 days of treatment.