As many pregnant women experience hair growth they didn’t see before during gestation, this can be disconcerting; but it is important to remember that extra growth is a normal symptom of gestation.
Pregnant mothers must be mindful of the potential risks associated with laser treatments while pregnant, including potential harm for their unborn baby. Here are a few reasons for why.
1. No
Pregnancy brings with it some drastic physical changes for expectant mothers; your weight may change, bladder control may wane and hair could begin to appear where none existed before, like your stomach and back. Shaving is one way of dealing with this issue but may become cumbersome or difficult in later trimesters when reaching certain areas can become difficult or impossible.
Laser hair removal involves directing a beam of light at the area you wish to treat, with heat from the laser dissolving any dark pigment found within hair follicles. However, pregnancy makes laser treatment unsafe due to hormonal fluctuations causing increased skin sensitivity; additionally, their hormones make it harder for laser machines to differentiate between hairs and surrounding skin and potentially result in burns during treatments.
Too much radiation exposure during laser treatments is harmful to both mom and baby, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. High levels of radiation can lead to miscarriage or preterm birth as well as fetal malformations.
Avoid laser hair removal while pregnant by either choosing traditional methods, or delaying until after giving birth and your hormone levels have returned to their regular levels. If you were already taking laser sessions before getting pregnant, they can often resume as soon as your doctor clears you – just be sure that the clinic you select offers transparent policies regarding postponing sessions until after you give birth.
2. Yes
Many beauty treatments that could cause skin burn are off limits while pregnant, particularly any that could pose the risk of infection to both mom-to-be and her unborn baby. If there are complications during laser hair removal treatments for instance, for instance, then they could expose their unborn child to infection and may put both at risk.
As such, reputable laser clinics will not treat pregnant women while still pregnant; this decision isn’t taken lightly but rather out of an abundance of caution. Until more is known about the safety of laser during gestation, expectant mothers are best advised to continue traditional hair removal methods such as shaving and plucking for their hair removal needs.
Hormonal changes during pregnancy may lead to an increase in hair growth on areas that typically don’t behav this way – like your face, stomach and breasts. While this may not be ideal, it typically indicates a healthy pregnancy and should return back to normal once giving birth has taken place.
Unfortunately, laser hair removal treatments can be uncomfortable on these sensitive areas if left to continue after giving birth; most estheticians recommend waiting three months after delivery before beginning again as most hormone levels will have returned to their original levels and most treatments should no longer cause discomfort.
Remember that laser treatments can also have an effect on skin pigmentation and even lead to permanent skin burns from laser treatment, prompting many beauty experts to advise against having any laser procedures while pregnant even though there’s no clinical proof that would harm unborn babies directly; taking the risk may compromise breastfeeding in addition to interfering with breastfeeding if burns develop unexpectedly.
3. No
Pregnancy changes your hormone levels, leading to thicker hair growth in some places on your body. While this side effect should eventually go away once your baby has arrived, due to it taking months for hormone levels to normalize, you might experience unwanted hair growth for several months after giving birth – while during that time you could try shaving, waxing or plucking as methods to eliminate unwanted growth.
As well as an increase in hair growth, pregnancy also exacerbates skin sensitivity and sensitivities. Stretched abdomen and breasts increase your blood supply which causes irritation to your skin – sometimes to the point of making laser treatments uncomfortable and difficult.
Laser treatment should be avoided during gestation to minimize irritation. Your baby is growing quickly and it’s best that your body go through its natural hormonal shifts unhindered by artificial hormones.
After giving birth and once your hormones have returned to their usual levels, laser hair removal should resume as normal. You may still experience temporary excess of hair around your breasts or nipples postpartum; however, this should resolve itself after around six months post-partum and you can resume your laser treatments and enjoy silky-smooth skin for life!
4. Yes
Pregnant women should avoid laser treatments as much as possible while pregnant, since fetuses are sensitive to heat, and increased blood supply during gestation could potentially cause side effects and irritation from laser treatment. Furthermore, thinned-out skin during gestation can become even more easily irritated than usual by laser treatment.
Many pregnant women experience increased hair growth on areas like their face, arms, neck and breasts during gestation due to an increase in androgen and estrogen levels during gestation. While this may be annoying at first glance, excess hair growth usually dissipates once their hormone levels return to normal after delivery.
If you begin laser hair removal before becoming pregnant, your treatment could likely be complete by the time you discover you’re expecting. But should this happen during your sessions, it may be beneficial to postpone further sessions until after birth.
Laser treatments should be avoided during pregnancy for several reasons, the primary one being that laser could potentially harm an unborn baby. Fetuses are highly vulnerable and even slight increases in heat can result in miscarriage or other complications, so electrolysis — which uses electric current to dissolve hair roots — should also not be undertaken while pregnant.
There is no scientific evidence suggesting laser hair removal poses any risk to an unborn fetus, yet women should consult with their physician regarding its benefits and drawbacks during gestation. Her physician can help her decide when it is safe to resume treatments once her hormone levels have returned to normal.
5. No
Laser treatments’ impact on fetuses is still unclear, which means reputable clinics tend to err on the side of caution and decline laser treatments during gestation. This decision doesn’t indicate any sort of hostility on their part – simply reflecting that too few scientific data exists on this subject to provide any definitive answers as to whether pregnant women may safely undergo laser treatments.
Pregnancy hormones can have an adverse impact on the effectiveness of laser treatment, since your skin naturally darkens during gestation (a process known as hyperpigmentation), making it harder for laser to distinguish between hair color and skin color; treatment works best when these two aspects present clear differences between themselves.
Laser treatment during your pregnancy may be less than effective due to fluctuating hormones controlling hair growth, leading to increased hair growth on the face, breasts and other parts of the body due to sudden hormonal shifts. These fluctuations will not only influence how effective laser treatments are but also how quickly your skin heals afterwards.
If you find out that you’re pregnant while undergoing laser treatment, make sure that you notify your provider immediately. Some providers may refuse to administer treatment if they know you’re expecting while others have specific cutoff points depending on how far along you are.
