Pregnancy hormones can bring many changes to your body, including hair growing in unexpected places.
Many women wish to remove unwanted hair but are concerned about whether laser hair removal could affect breastfeeding babies in any way. This article will answer this question: is laser hair removal suitable when breastfeeding?
Safe
Breastfeeding can leave many mothers feeling as though their bodies have undergone considerable change, including hair growth on their chin, belly and breasts (particularly around their nipples). Many have asked whether laser hair removal could be safe while breastfeeding but most medical experts advise against doing it.
No scientific studies exist which prove laser hair removal procedures pose any risk to nursing mothers or their newborn babies; however, some concerns should still be taken into consideration. One important thing to keep in mind is that postpartum hormones can still influence skin pigmentation and hair growth – making any form of laser treatment while breastfeeding potentially risky.
Laser hair removal involves using pulses of laser light to heat and destroy hair follicles on your body, creating hairless patches on your skin. It is a popular beauty treatment among over 80% of women, but during pregnancy the laser’s energy may absorb into skin and hair follicles and cause irritation or even burns; this could pose additional issues if breastfeeding, since your milk could come into contact with these areas and harm both mother and baby.
Considerations must also be given to how sensitive the skin around your nipples and breasts becomes during gestation due to increased blood flow and stretching of skin. As laser treatments can cause discomfort as well as leaving visible marks that will be seen by your baby when you feed them, laser treatment at this time should be avoided for best results.
If you decide to undergo laser hair removal while breastfeeding, make sure you find a clinic known for its safety and sensitivity. Ask friends and family for recommendations, or read online reviews of clinics; also, verify if technicians and treatment center are certified.
Preferably, laser hair removal treatments should only resume once breastfeeding has ended and hormone levels have returned to their pre-pregnancy levels. Also wait until you have received postpartum test results so as to ensure both your health and that of your newborn are safe before beginning or resuming them. When ready, laser treatments are often safe to resume on any area that did not experience hair growth during gestation; for best results use numbing creams or topical anesthetics like Lidocaine which has been shown as being safe for breastfeeding mothers during postpartum treatments.
