As a method of permanent hair removal, laser hair removal is extremely effective. By targeting the hair pigmentation, it thermally damages the hair follicles so that they no longer support hair growth. But the research on laser hair removal and pregnancy is sketchy at best, making it impossible to determine just how safe There have been no studies done to learn how laser hair removal during pregnancy might affect the fetus, and without that information, many obstetricians advise against laser hair removal for their patients.

Expectant mothers might consider electrolysis as an alternative method of hair removal; during electrolysis the hair follicle is destroyed by the radio-frequency-emitting probe inserted into it. Electrolysis uses one of the two kinds of electrical currents, galvanic or thermolysis.

Galvanic electrolysis, because it demands that an electrical current actually passes through the patient, is not appropriate during pregnancy. Most electrologists require authorization from a woman obstetrician before performing thermolysis, even though it has never caused damage either to an expectant mother or to her fetus.

The limited research on electrolysis and pregnancy, like that on laser hair removal and pregnancy, makes obstetricians hesitant it. Women who opt for electrolysis during their pregnancies, especially those in their last trimesters, should at all costs avoid having it done around their abdomens and breasts.

Source: MSOKOREA