Should you get laser hair removal over freckles?

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Freckles and laser hair removal

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

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.

Danielle Shanley, MD · Answer

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

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

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.

Laura A. Katz, MD · Answer

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

Luis A. Perez, DO · Answer

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

Should you get laser hair removal over freckles?

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Should you get laser hair removal over freckles?

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Answer: Laser hair removal and freckles

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Answer: Yes you can

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