Has anyone tried the LPL hair removal treatment after taking tamoxifen? I had breast cancer, had the lump removed and radiotherapy followed. I was given letrozole first but that gave me such bad side effects which were affecting my mobility so I was switched to tamoxifen recently
I have noticed more hairs around my upper lip and chin and wanted to get rid of these. I'm not sure how successful it will be. Has anyone tried this with good results.
I’ve spoken to a few people in the same boat, and the key thing everyone’s doctors stressed was checking you’re fully healed from radiotherapy and that your oncologist is cool with heat‑based treatments.
Hormone meds like tamoxifen or letrozole don’t usually rule out laser, but timing matters. A place like laser clinic uxbridge can do a patch test and chat through any risks so you’re not going in blind.
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