Laser Hair Removal During Pregnancy Fears
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Pregnancy laser hair reduction - should you look to have it if you are already pregnant? What if you are just starting a family and are hoping to start or perhaps have even already begun laser hair reduction? Is laser hair removal during pregnancy harmless or is it best to stay away from any laser therapys when you’re pregnant or trying for a baby? This article will respond to all of your queries!
Some mothers could well also be worried about the risks of pregnancy laser hair reduction for women who are trying for a baby.
Is it wise to opt for laser hair removal during pregnancy? Is it wise to go for pregnancy laser hair reduction for women who are trying for a baby? These are the common queries that laser doctors hear from many health conscious mothers.
Importance
Pregnancy marks the entry of a woman into motherhood. Pregnancy is an important and problematic time in the life of a woman. In addition to other problems that occur during pregnancy the problem of surplus hair growth is a evident and most bothersome problem for some mothers. Various hormone transformations occurring in the body during pregnancy are responsible for this problem.
Many mothers encounter body pains, headaches, heartburn, insomnia and morning sickness during their early pregnancies but later on they understand with familiarity ways to resolve these problems.
Safety While Pregnant
To respond to those simple questions, an understanding of the mechanics of the laser hair removal treatment is needed.
Removal of hair by laser works by sending rays of high strength laser rays targeting hair follicles. In order to reach the hair follicles laser rays must penetrate the skin to a maximum of a few millimeters. Therefore, it’s unlikely that laser rays will penetrate deeper to cause any harm to the unborn child.
Medical practitioners tell us that the rate of miscarrying is 15% in a healthy woman; similarly the danger of a fetal abnormality is fixed at 3%. Unlike x-rays, laser rays do not change these percentages. There is no reason at all to believe that lasers can impact the health of your baby in any way.
The next concern is regarding conceiving. Whether the use of lasers is harmless if one is trying for a baby or if a lady conceives during the multiple therapy sessions needed. The answer is similarly that it’s harmless to the baby.
Pain Killers While Pregnant
As a final consideration there is a concern about the use of pain relief medication. It is essential to be very cautious before using any drugs for laser hair reduction pain relief during pregnancy due to possible dangerous effects of certain drugs during pregnancy.
The encouraging news is that no anesthetic is employed during the therapy; only topical anesthetic cream is employed which only numbs the outer skin and has nothing to do with the unborn child. Besides, the introduction of ultra-modern and safe laser devices with efficient cooling has minimized the requirement for anesthetic during this therapy.
Advice
Pregnancy can be a problematic time for mothers, in particular those who are pregnant with their first baby. Due to the mood alterations and lower pain threshold during pregnancy laser hair reduction might turn out to be a painful therapy for some mothers.
Also due to possibility of medical issues not relating to laser hair reduction but due to pregnancy itself the cosmetic laser clinics do not accept pregnant clients. So, bearing in mind this difficulty it’s better not to look to have this therapy during pregnancy. If you have a previous schedule to follow then you may have to delay until after the birth.
In Closing
No known side-effects have been documented yet which discourage laser hair removal during pregnancy. It is quite safe and it has no known risks. So, whether you are pregnant or trying for a baby there is no danger associated with the use of lasers for removing hairs.
The big glitch is that cosmetic laser clinics do not accept pregnant mothers as clients. Also during pregnancy you could well experience some new hair growth, so you may have to wait and remove all these hairs after the birth.
Ingrid Preube
Laser Hair Removal Forum