My daughter takes 500 mg ampicillin daily for acne.The laser hair removal spa where she has an appointment said that she had to stop the ampicillin for one month before the procedure. If stopped for a week, the acne begins to come back. Both my pharmacist and the nurse at the dermatologist's office said no need to discontinue ampicillin before the procedure because it does not cause photosensitivity. The spa aesthetician won't return my call to answer my question about the need to discontinue.
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Answer: Is it necessary to stop Ampicillin prior to laser hair removal?
Unlikely that laser hair removal on early pregnancy had effect on the baby.LASER hair removal is typically not performed on pregnancy since there is not enough information on its effects on either the mother or the baby. In addition, there is a surge of progesterone and other hormones during...
I'm so sorry. Those burns are very, very serious and clearly this treatment was done at way too high a setting and by someone very inexperienced. The underarms should never, ever burn like this and aren't even exposed to the sun like other areas of the body! You need to see a...
Hopefully you are already using some type of medication to treat your eczema and keep it under control. With that being said, laser hair removal is completely safe and shouldn't aggravate your eczema. I would recommend you receive treatments from an office with a physician directly involved...