Girl almost dies after Brazilian wax. Do you think bikini waxing is dangerous?

raves +21   by Jesse James
Girl almost dies after Brazilian wax. Do you think bikini waxing is dangerous?
An unidentified 20-year-old Australian woman with Type 1 diabetes (the kind that requires regular insulin shots) underwent a disastrous Brazilian bikini wax. During the waxing procedure, which was performed by a trainee, the woman experienced some vulval bleeding, suggesting tearing of the skin. And in the two weeks after, she developed symptoms of a worsening infection — pain, swelling, redness and discharge. By the time she sought medical help, she was reporting excruciating pain, fever, a rash that extended up to the chest and neck and severe difficulty urinating. Examination showed her external genitalia were "grossly swollen." Doctors couldn't do an internal examination because the woman was in too much pain; one was eventually performed after she'd been put under general anesthesia.
Several doctors reported "If she had not received appropriate therapy, she would have died".
Doctors continue to say "The importance of it is that it highlights a potential new phenomenon and that is the impact of the beauty industry on patients such as this...One of the problems with shaving pubic hair, as opposed to shaving your face or shaving your legs, is that it's an area that just has more bacteria in the neighbourhood, waxing also causes microscopic tears in the skin that can allow bacteria that normally sit harmlessly on the surface of the skin to slip into tiny cuts and cause infections."
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raves +9   by the vin-man

Answered Yes

Thats what you get when you fool with Mother Nature.Leave it alone. Leave it the way God intended it to be.
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  • raves     [-] by Mason

    Answered Undecided

    idk but the girl in the pic has some preety darn sexy underwear one man i would give anything for my girl to wax she only shaves thats cool but it grows back in like 1-3 days later.
  • raves     [-] by assail

    Answered Yes

    pooop
  • raves +1   [-] by lou lou

    Answered No

    The thing with the Brazillian wax technique is that it is hard to find proper trainng. I went to school to be an esthetican(skin therapist). My teacher was totally against the brazilian wax technique so I did not learn through her. I had to find someone already skilled to teach me.
    You have to make sure your technician is prperly trained and that the wax is the right type for your skin and hair and also not recycled wax. Yup I went to a place where they reused the wax after filtering the pubes out NASTY! Also the room should be sanitary.
  • raves     [-] by SuperSam

    Answered No

    she must be pretty dirty
  • raves +2   [-] by Sister Mary Edmund

    Answered Yes

    Oh my goodness, YES! That's just one reason we in the convent refuse to wax!
  • raves +1   [-] by JUSTICE

    Answered No

    In the proper facility with proper sanitation and client medical history form completed and signed.
    I'm an Esthetician and I always inquire about meds. and medical conditions etc. Waxing sticks should also be discarded after every swipe.
  • raves +1   [-] by Ricardo

    Answered No

    This histiory is fake... Milions of women do it without problem. Just do it the correct way and keep it washed and clean. This is for those women that do not wash their body.
  • raves     [-] by mikal

    Answered Undecided

    travelling by car has reportedly killed a lot of people but still we do it. this is one girl we're talking about who was reported to have been almost killed by having her external genitalia shaved. then again there might be other instances such as this, that haven't been reported.
  • raves     [-] by mikal
    i meant waxed. almost killed by having her external genitalia waxed.
  • raves     [-] by hehe.

    Answered Yes

    i think its ugly with alot of hair
    i also think that, just because of this happening to one person shuldent mean all of us.....
  • raves +1   [-] by beautybenoit

    Answered Undecided

    Saying YES or NO to a Brazilian Wax is anyone’s option. If you say YES, …
    Some precautions to take before you decide who’s doing your Brazilian wax:
    An experienced wax applicator will:
    - REFUSE: to work on people with diabetics, heart diseases, allergies, skin diseases
    - SANITIZE: wear gloves, exchange spatulas every time he or she applies a new wax
    - APPLY KNOWLEDGE: follow step by step the appropriate protocol
    In case of a problem after a wax procedure:
    - redness does not disappear after few hours
    - swelling remains after 24 hours
    - skin infection
    *** You need to visit a physician as soon as possible!***
  • raves     [-] by yupidee

    Answered Undecided

    waxing is sooooo sexy but so u should apreciate the woman who goes under that much pain for u but also if its going to result in a deadly infection, screw it and screw it with some hair
  • raves     [-] by joe and zac lover

    Answered No

    well no because it was done by a trainee who will give a trainee this job.the trainee should've just watched while a professional did the job
  • raves     [-] by hnw0414

    Answered Yes

    u should never wax your body unlesse its your eyebrowes
  • raves +3   [-] by Girl, Interrupted

    Answered Undecided

    It hurts so much! But I don't have to shave for a while and it feels so much cleaner. I am not doing it to "look like a mannequin" as only one person really gets to see it, that is my husband. I do so (of course I have only done it twice) because I hate having to constantly shave. I like feeling clean. I do not want to have a jungle. It is not aesthetic reasons, but more comfort. Yet, that waxing is awful, but it is over fast!
  • raves     [-] by c-kidd

    Answered Yes

    t is so fucking hot
  • raves     [-] by Star

    Answered No

    Nahhh! I mean it hurts a lot but nothing to be afraid off!
  • raves     [-] by Xenon23 ^Robot for the Masses^

    Answered Yes

    I am for no hair on the body except for the head. We need to find the Body hair DNA gene
  • raves     [-] by alex

    Answered Yes

    If she knew she had the disease then she should of consulted her GP before she underwent anything.
  • raves     [-] by xxComablackxx

    Answered Undecided

    they sure know how to crush a guys dreams.
    ladies, don't let the noobies wax your (bleep)
    there is a more painful way but far less dangerous (tweezers), whats a lil pain for the man in your life :)
  • raves +1   [-] by jodster

    Answered No

    For the common person it's not dangerous.... just really, really, really painful...
  • raves +3   [-] by Busted

    Answered Undecided

    I think that to avoid all problems I volunteer to be the on sight supervisor for all bikini waxes.
  • raves +1   [-] by Valkyries
    LOL That is very kind of you Sir!
  • raves +1   [-] by Busted
    its the least I can do to help society.
  • raves     [-] by Valkyries
    That's mighty white of you! LMAO!
  • raves +1   [-] by Deanmon

    Answered No

    My friend does it for a living. There has never been a problem.
  • raves +1   [-] by kitty

    Answered Yes

    I get brazzilian waxes all the time. Its so yummy and sexy after and it doesnt even hurt. You learn to get used to the pain.
  • raves +2   [-] by DELETED

    Answered No

    you have to know who is waxing you.
    freak accidents happen all the time.
  • raves +1   [-] by Syko Chik

    Answered Undecided

    Depends on who's doing it.
  • raves     [-] by roxxan

    Answered Undecided

    well I cant really say cuz I am not a doctor but I dont know if its dangerous then shave

    what the hell it does hurt like a bitch
  • raves     [-] by Andrew

    Answered Undecided

    Well the doctor just said it was but i think that the danger is probably very low as this is the first i have heard of it.
  • raves +2   [-] by ThatGirl

    Answered No

    It's not dangerous if done correctly by a professional with sterilized utensils and new wax every time. It's not something I would do personally, but if I did, I definitely wouldn't let a trainee do it. My razor suits me just fine. That way I'm in total control.
  • raves     [-] by jamison3