Can laser hair removal cause cancer? 激光脱毛会致癌吗?

For some women, laser hair removal treatments are worth the big price tag for smooth, hairless skin. The average price for laser hair removal is $289, depending on what areas are being treated and the number of sessions needed. But for others, concerns about the safety of the fuzz-free procedure may cause them to hesitate.

对于一些女性来说，激光脱毛治疗方法，能使她们的皮肤光滑无毛，高额的费用也是值得的。激光脱毛的平均价格为289美元，价格高低取决于脱毛的范围以及治疗次数。但是对于其他人来说，但是考虑到脱毛过程的安全性，她们又开始犹豫了。

We got this question from a viewer:

我们从一位受访者口中得知了这一问题：

Dear Dr. Manny,

亲爱的曼妮医生，

I have my honeymoon coming up and I've been thinking about getting laser hair removal for my bikini line, but I'm a little worried about the radiation that's involved with it. Is there any kind of link between laser hair removal and cancer?

我马上就要开始蜜月旅行了，我一直想要将我的比基尼线位置进行激光脱毛，但是我有点担心这一过程中的辐射。激光脱毛和癌症有某种关系吗?

Thanks,

谢谢，

Annie

安妮

In terms of cancer risk, X-rays and gamma rays are the most dangerous and are known as high-frequency ionizing radiation. Although both types can come from natural sources like radon gas, they can also be manmade. For example, nuclear power plants create this type of radiation for nuclear energy, and medical imaging tests like CT scans use X-rays to produce pictures of areas inside the body.

提到癌症风险，X射线与伽马射线是最危险的已知的高频电离辐射。虽然两种类型的辐射有些来自氡气等自然资源，但是它们也可以是人为制造出来。例如，核电站制造这种类型的辐射用来生产和能源，医学影像检查，例如CT扫描利用X射线来产生身体内部某区域的图像。

When ionizing radiation passes through the body it can cause direct damage to a cell’s DNA and potentially lead to cancer later on.

当电离辐射穿过人体的时候，会对细胞的DNA造成直接的破坏，之后可能会诱发癌症。

As powerful as ionizing radiation is, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states the laser energy in hair removal procedures use non-ionizing radiation.

因为电离辐射的能量巨大，食品和药物管理局称脱毛过程使用的激光能源采用了非电离辐射。

“The light energy from these lasers actually remains superficially, it remains at the level of the skin,” Dr. Whitney Bowe, a dermatologist in New York City told FoxNews.com. “These lasers don’t cause DNA damage and they don’t cause DNA mutations.”

纽约市的皮肤科医生——惠特尼·鲍医生告诉福克斯新闻网说“这些激光束产生的光能源，实际上只停留在表面，停在皮肤的表层。这些激光不会对DNA造成破坏，也不会引起基因突变。”