Spa Treatment: Laser Hair Removal and Diabetes
Okay so I had laser hair removal scheduled today and was turned away because I am diabetic. She told me as long as I was on insulin she would not be able to treat me... I can understand that if my sugar levels are out of control but my A1C was 5.1 this last testing period. I have a pretty good handle on my levels. So I am unsure what that would have to do with someone like me. Can someone explain this to me??? I am truly curious to the science behind it and reasoning.
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Permalink Reply by Gary on -
Liability..! We are considered fragile and high risk for everything. Funny but I had some laser hair removal done myself about a decade ago or so. They never questioned anything but I can see why someone would. I'm sure you could find someone willing to do it.
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Permalink Reply by Kaayle on -
Yeah, I think you are right... It's purely liability.... I could understand if she required a doctor's consent, but if you are on top of your levels I can't see you having an issue. Hell, I had foot surgery last year and no issues whatsoever.I healed up right on time, if not quicker than anticipated.
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Permalink Reply by Aislin on -
This is from http://www.4laserhairremoval.com/article/laser-hair-removal-require...
"The next individual that is not eligible for laser hair removal is anyone with diabetes who is insulin-dependent. Insulin-dependent diabetics are much more susceptible to infection, meaning that they cannot risk a potential reaction in laser hair removal. For the most part, laser hair removal is quite safe without any side effects. However, there is no way to guarantee how a body will react, and there is potential for swelling, blisters, or infection. If an insulin-dependent diabetic has an infection reaction from laser hair removal, it may be very difficult and dangerous for them in getting the wound to heal completely. "
It sounds like a totally canned answer to me. I never have a hard time healing wounds and hardly ever get infections. The salon probably wants to avoid all diabetics for liabilty purposes.
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Permalink Reply by Kaayle on
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Yeah, I think it is one of those things that they just want to sum up as the worst case scenario... Ugh!
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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on -
I think it's like the signs banning diabetics from the tepid hot tubs at health clubs. They assume that everyone has neuropathy and circulatory issues so bad that they'll boil themselves and sue the club. A healthy diabetic with good control, good circulation and no peripheral sensation impairment should be fine in what is essentially a big bathtub, but the rules are there to protect the club from liability.
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Permalink Reply by Kaayle on
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Great JeanV, you just got me pissed off about something I had no clue about! LOL... I cannot believe the ignorance that is going around and these people are supposed to be educated.
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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on
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Sorry about that! LOL
They really do like to heap us all in the same basket, eh?
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Permalink Reply by JohnG on -
My wife did the Jenny Craig diet and I tried to do it with her for support and it would have made things simple there are just the two of us, the kids moved out years ago.
They flat turned me down because I was T1D...and I hand to ask my doctor for a permission slip,like for sports at school.
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Permalink Reply by Cora on -
I saw a report recently that said that the folks at spas that do this have minimal training and lots of folks get burned (end up with scars). I suspect that since many folks with D don't always heal that well, this would increase their liability.
Cora
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Permalink Reply by Kaayle on
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I'm thinking that the burns and scarring could happen to a non-diabetic... Considering the only nightmare story I have heard of was of a non-diabetic... My diabetic friends who had this done had zero issues... But like you said, I should be thanking my lucky stars because she probably didn't know what she was doing. LOL
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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on
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Yeah, I don't think I'd risk a laser in the hands of anyone but a board certified surgeon with DEEP pockets in case something went horribly wrong.
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