Pregnancy leads of various hormone changes resulting in more hair growth around the belly, nipples, or other unwanted places and with your belly getting bigger, you can barely SEE your legs, let alone shave them!
If you are considering almost permanent hair removal by electrolysis during pregnancy, you must know that the safety of laser during pregnancy has not yet been established. Many electrologists require a letter from your health care provider authorizing treatment during pregnancy. Many health care providers and electrologists recommend avoiding electrolysis during pregnancy because of the lack of information about the effect on the fetus. However, if you do opt to have electrolysis done during pregnancy, avoid getting it done on the breasts in the last trimester, especially if you’re going to breastfeed. Also the abdomen should be avoided in the final weeks of pregnancy, because it is very sensitive and would be very uncomfortable for you at this point in the pregnancy.
There are two types of current used in electrolysis. First is thermolysis also referred to as diathermy, radio wave, short wave, or high frequency wave. The other current is Galvanic in which a minute electrical current is sent through the client and back to the device.
Among both these types, galvanic current is not recommended because the baby is surrounded by amniotic fluid which acts as a conductor of electricity. Thermolysis does not flow through the body and has not been found to be harmful to pregnant women or the fetus.