What are Side Effects of Laser Hair Removal? — Women Special Blog

Laser hair removal treatment side effects

Laser hair removal is a medical process in which laser- an intense pulsating beam of light is used to remove unwanted hair. It is an effective method to get rid of unwanted hair. Laser therapy slows down the hair growth. After taking multiple treatments of laser, you can enjoy hair free period.

Laser hair removal treatment is getting popular but sometimes it may cause side effects. So if you are also going for this procedure then you should know the side effects of laser hair removal treatment.

Laser Hair Removal Side Effects

You should take laser therapy under the experienced and certified dermatologist. While the laser hair removal is safe technique, but sometimes it may cause side effects such as redness, itching, hyper-pigmentation, hypo-pigmentation etc. Dermatologist advises to take special care of skin after laser hair removal. In case, you don’t take special care, it may cause side effects.

• Appearance of Burns:- While doing laser to remove unwanted hair, lots of heat is applied to burn hair. Involvement of heat can lead to burn especially with dark skin. In some cases, skin develops very mild burns while some develops severe burns. Doctors check the skin condition before performing laser hair removal so that can avoid burns.
• Hyper-Pigmentation:- Just after laser, skin becomes very sensitive. It is advised to avoid sun after laser otherwise you may suffer from hyper pigmentation. It is one of the worst side effects of laser hair removal treatment. It is better not to go outside for some days after the treatment. If it is not possible then avoid travelling during day timings. Sometimes pigmentation occurs even after avoiding sun.
• Itching:- Itching is very normal after laser hair removal treatment. It may cause after or during the treatment. It is necessary to skin after procedure to avoid the severity of itching. Although slight itching is normal but if it increase and continue for long time, take it seriously and ask for the treatment from your dermatologist.
• Hypo-pigmentation:- With the hyperpigmentation, laser hair removal treatment also causes hypopigmentation which refers to skin lightening.
• Redness:- Skin becomes sensitive after laser procedure. Sometimes skin develops swelling or redness just after the treatment. It continues for few days. You should consult with your dermatologist if it sustain for long time. Itchiness, pain and deadness are some other common side-effects of laser hair removal.
• Infection:- It is very important to give special care of skin after laser hair removal. If you are not giving special care to skin, it may cause infection. Clean skin properly after treatment.
• Scars:- As already mentioned above, take treatment under expert dermatologist otherwise you may have suffer from serve side effect. Scarring is side effect of laser hair removal which may cause due to operator error. You can take treatment under expert then scarring never occurs. Follow post and after treatment advise properly to avoid scarring.
• Eye Injury:- You may develop eye injury in case of not wearing glasses during the treatment. So wear glasses as prescribed by the operator.

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