Can I shave my armpit hair if I have fox odor?

Fox odor is armpit odor, fox odor patients can shave the armpit hair, fox odor is formed by the organic matter secreted by the sweat glands is decomposed by the bacteria under the armpit, resulting in unsaturated fatty acid odor, that is, fox odor appears and whether to shave the armpit hair is not directly related. However, shaving the armpit hair is conducive to local cleanliness and dryness, reducing bacterial growth, which can alleviate the symptoms of fox odor to a certain extent. When shaving armpit hair, you need to ensure that the utensils are clean and hygienic, and avoid scratching the underarm skin to avoid infection. The main principle of laser hair removal is to use the thermal effect and energy of the laser to destroy the hair follicles in the growth period, without destroying the surrounding sweat glands and sebaceous glands, so it will not cause blockage of sweat holes and poor sweating. Since the laser only has effect on the hair follicles in the anagen phase, but not on the resting hair follicles, one treatment cannot be complete, so it is necessary to repeat the treatment about 3 times with an interval of 4 weeks to finally achieve the effect of permanent hair removal. In addition, it is not recommended to use tools such as tweezers to pluck armpit hair, which can easily cause folliculitis and make treatment more difficult after the formation of canker sores or abscesses. And often plucking armpit hair with such methods may stimulate the growth of axillary sweat glands and increase secretion, leading to increased symptoms of fox odor.