Lazer hair removal cause cancer?

Question

Does anyone know of any side effects of laser hair removal? I was told it might cause cancer. Is there any truth to this, and how about any other side effects. thanks

Answer 1

There is no known risk or association with laser hair removal to cause skin cancer or other types of cancer.

The laser makes an extremely powerful beam of red light. This can blind you or burn you if used wrongly. Care must be taken to protect eyes by limiting the number of people in the treatment room and wearing protective goggles during treatments. The strength of the laser must be carefully adjusted to avoid burns. We will keep the skin surface chilled with cold air and ice packs. It is not thought to cause cancer.-

Answer 2

It is not proven to cause cancer.
Here are some of the risks shown in wikipedia.

Risks
The use of large quantities of high potency topical anesthetics to large surface areas of the skin, particularly when applied under occlusion, such as under plastic wrap, may result in lidocaine toxicity and resulting arrhythmias, and is contraindicated. According to published reports, two women completely coated their legs in topical anesthetic cream while at home and then suffered a toxic reaction on their way to the laser clinics, which led to coma and then death. Risks include the chance of burning the skin or discoloring dark skin with the laser, hypopigmentation (white spots), and flare of acne. Some point to the lack of proper government regulations in many countries as meaning that patients are at risk of being treated by improperly trained staff.