I am on a 3-month course of doxycycline to treat my adult acne. Can I do my IPL laser treatments (hair removal)?

30-year-old woman3 years ago

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Alexandre Chagnon · 3 years ago

Good evening ma'am,

Not during Doxycycline treatments, no. It makes your skin too fragile to these types of treatments. You risk burning your skin and creating scars.

Good evening,

Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist

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