Laser Hair Removal Cancer

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Since the mid nineties, there is a new cosmetic surgery available to the public. I'm talking about laser hair removal treatment, ofcourse. For the first time in history, it is now possible to get rid of unwanted body hair permanently. Before this, humanity was pretty much shackled to cumbersome methods such as tweezing, waxing, bleaching and threading. On top of being a real hassle, none of these methods produce permanent results.

But now that laser hair removal is commercially available to everybody, more and more people are thinking about having it done. Back in the days when this treatment was still new, women were the ones having it done mostly. It was kind of a taboo for men. But not anymore. As the treatment has gained enormous popularity, the prices have come down and the results have gotten better, men are having it done as well.

Laser Hair Removal Side Effects

As with any new cosmetic treatment that becomes available, people are always asking questions about the safety of it. What risks are involved? Is the treatment dangerous? Can you get side effects from it? Well, as it turns out... yes you can develop side effects of laser hair removal post treatment. These side effects range from skin blistering, skin crusting, skin reddening, skin burning, skin lightening, skin darkening and tattoo darkening to eye damage!

The laser that is used in this procedure is very hot. Therefore, I'm sure you understand how you might get side effects such as burning and blistering. But what about eye damage? The laser used is very damaging to the human eye. It's energy is absorbed as heat by any colored tissue. Therefore, if it were to shine in somebody's eye, it would do massive damage to the eye. The eye is very rich in color, after all. For this reason, both patient and doctor have to wear protective eye gear during the treatment.

Laser Hair Removal Cancer

But now for the main question. Can you get cancer from laser hair removal surgery? In short, the answer is no! And here's why. The laser that is used in this treatment, is a non ionizing laser. The laser's radiation is composed of oscillating magnetic and electric fields that travel at lightspeed. These types of lasers are able to produce very intense, localised heat. But one thing they cannot do, is influence the molecules withing your body in any way.

In order for radiation to mutate your DNA and cause you cancer, it would have to be able to destroy molecules, which would produce unwanted side effects in the molecular machinery in your body. A mutagenic process such as this could cause you cancer. But since the laser used in this treatment, we can safely conclude that there is no such thing as laser hair removal cancer!