During pregnancy, women pay special attention to personal care. However, when signing up for a beauty salon, you should know that there are a number of procedures for which pregnancy is an absolute contraindication.
If you are in an "interesting position", then you should not risk your health and the health of the baby and sign up for:
- Laser treatments. During the session, all cells of the body are exposed. Even minimal exposure can adversely affect the development of the baby. Laser procedures have a bad effect on the state of a pregnant woman, due to hormonal changes, a woman may experience strong pain, and experience great discomfort. It is recommended that laser procedures be performed only at the end of breastfeeding.
- Skin whitening. Brown spots often appear during pregnancy, but they cannot be whitened with the help of a cosmetologist. This is an aggressive type of effect on the body, which is not recommended during gestation and lactation.
- Injection cosmetology. During pregnancy, it is not necessary to carry out mesotherapy, to enlarge the lips with the help of hyaluronic acid or to eliminate wrinkles with Botox. This procedure is prohibited during gestation due to increased risks of bleeding.
- Face cleaning. When you are expecting a baby, you should also abandon such a familiar procedure as mechanical or ultrasonic face cleaning. Due to hormonal adjustment, the skin reaction to this aggressive procedure can be unpredictable.
- Peeling. Chemical peeling is also prohibited due to the high risks of side effects. But you can make more gentle milk or glycolic peels.
To avoid unpleasant consequences, consult your doctor before visiting a salon. Also, do not forget to warn the beautician about your situation and take an interest in what contraindications to the selected procedure are.
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Video plot: Cosmetology procedures during pregnancy
Opinion of Catherine Anushkevich (aesthetic cosmetologist)
I think that it would be good to exclude other types of depilation, but to use a razor or electric depilator.
A manicure is best done at home, using varnishes that do not contain formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate. And nail polish remover should not contain acetone.
During pregnancy, the doctor still banned epilation, massage and body wrap. These are my favorite procedures that I did before pregnancy regularly. It was very difficult to refuse, even depression was, it seemed to me, without them I was old, fat, groomed. But for the sake of his health and proper development, the baby had to.
During pregnancy, she did face cleansing more than once. There were no consequences. On the contrary, it kept the skin in good condition. Without cleansing would go all in acne.
But what kind of procedure did not suit me, is hair dyeing. The paint did not go down, it washes off quickly. The desired color did not work at all.