Laser hair removal uses a unique wavelength of light to annihilate hair follicles and stop their production of new, unwanted hairs. For maximum efficacy, patients should forego shaving, plucking and waxing prior to each treatment session.
Real results typically require six to eight treatments spaced four to eight weeks apart.
1. Laser Hair Removal on the Chest
Laser hair removal of the chest is a safe, effective solution for unwanted body hair. In most instances, this procedure takes place in a doctor’s office with patients receiving numbing cream to protect their skin from heat generated by laser light.
Medical specialists use high-energy light beams to treat areas like chest hair. When the pigment in hair follicles absorbs this light, it destroys them and stops further hair growth resulting in an even, smooth surface for treating.
Permanent solutions to hair growth have many advantages over depilation or waxing, which may cause painful nicks and ingrown hairs. While results may take four to six treatments spaced out at four-six week intervals for maximum effectiveness, this option is an ideal way to achieve a nearly hairless chest.
For optimal results, it’s essential to set realistic expectations. While individual results will depend on skin color and type, laser hair removal remains one of the most efficient means of reducing body hair on large areas like chest and shoulders.
Before going in for treatment, make sure the area you wish to address has been prepared by shaving or trimming any long or coarse hair in its vicinity. It’s also important to avoid direct sunlight after your procedure because direct exposure could impede its effectiveness and even result in sunburn.
2. Laser Hair Removal on the Back
Laser hair removal is a safe, effective solution to eliminate unwanted back hair. A popular alternative to shaving or waxing, laser treatment could have you hair-free in less than one year of treatments!
At your appointment, your doctor will press a laser instrument against your skin. A cooling device or gel may be attached to its tip in order to keep you from burning; then laser light travels down towards hair follicles to destroy them and stop their ability to grow new hair – the entire procedure should only take minutes; larger areas might take longer. Expect some sort of rubber band-snap sensation but most patients accept this with ease.
Before your appointment, it’s essential that you refrain from tanning beds and sun exposure, as tanned skin renders laser treatments less effective, leading to complications post treatment. You should also refrain from plucking, tweezing and waxing the area being treated.
Back hair grows in cycles, making laser treatments necessary for maximum results. After six to nine sessions, you might no longer notice any back hair – and it should remain lighter and thinner for years afterward! However, new growth could resume at some point – though if that occurs it should be thinner and lighter than what was present prior to treatment.
3. Laser Hair Removal on the Legs
Laser hair removal offers an effective solution to manage unwanted leg hair that’s both hassle-free and long-term, eliminating razor burn and ingrown hairs forever. Unlike waxing which simply removes surface-level hair growth, laser treatment destroys the root of hair follicles preventing new hair growth for permanent reduction in leg hair with just a few sessions of treatment.
Before scheduling laser leg hair-removal appointments, it is essential to exfoliate carefully to eliminate dead skin build-up or product residue, and refrain from self-tanning with self-tanners or sun exposure as this could impede laser’s ability to target pigment in hair-follicles and lead to uneven coverage. Shaving is often recommended in order to expose hair-follicles for treatment – although in many cases this step may not be necessary. A topical anesthetic may also be recommended but many patients don’t find this necessary before beginning their treatments – often this step alone suffices!
Laser treatments for legs usually last about one hour and you should expect some redness post-treatment, similar to sunburn. You can treat the redness with cool compresses or aloe gel as needed.
As part of your consultation, we will assess the areas you would like to have treated and take an in-depth analysis of your skin complexion, hair color and texture as well as where unwanted hair exists. From there we can determine how many laser sessions will be necessary to provide noticeable and long-term change.
4. Laser Hair Removal on the Underarms
Women often struggle to remove unwanted armpit hair with traditional methods like waxing, shaving and creams; however these solutions often leave behind painful ingrown hairs, cysts or razor burn. Laser hair removal offers an effective pain-free solution to permanently eliminate underarm hair growth.
Underarm skin responds particularly well to laser treatment. Since pigment in hair and skin are similar, laser can easily pinpoint which follicle needs destroying. Plus, laser does not cause darkerening of skin that other methods might.
Before commencing with underarm laser hair-removal treatment, our Skin, Face & Body Expert will identify and prepare the desired area by drawing white lines over it. A topical anesthetic may then be applied depending on your comfort level; and once started you can relax comfortably while the laser device delivers pulsed light beams that have an experience similar to when rubber bands slap your skin followed by a cooling sensation.
Although you’ll experience an immediate reduction in underarm hair, it is important to remember that targeted follicles will not immediately shed post-treatment sessions – instead they shed gradually over the coming days and weeks, and their regrowth is significantly slower.
5. Laser Hair Removal on the Face
Laser treatments offer an effective solution for permanent beard, chin or neck hair removal. It works by sending pulses of light through the skin into a pigment-rich spot in your follicle where melanin absorbs laser light causing it to damage it so that new growth stops taking place in that location.
Laser hair removal sessions are quick and painless. Before each laser hair removal session, patients have the option of applying topical numbing gel, though most opt-out. Protective goggles will be worn for your own safety; once treatment has begun, a technician will use a hand-held laser device to systematically scan across their faces focusing on areas with hair growth; most compare this sensation to that of snapping rubber bands against skin.
As laser hair removal can lead to scarring and skin burns, selecting a provider with expertise is of utmost importance for facial laser hair removal. Make sure a medical provider is present throughout your entire session – salons or spas relying on nonmedical staff are best avoided; for optimal results use broad spectrum sunscreen with zinc oxide that has at least an SPF 30 protection rating (if necessary use an umbrella sunscreen with this feature instead). Noom helps people adopt healthy habits to help them lose weight more effectively over time.
6. Laser Hair Removal on the Upper Lip
Cutting or waxing the upper lip temporarily won’t do, but laser hair removal offers permanent solutions. The treatment involves directing a low-intensity laser beam into your skin, where its light energy absorbs pigment melanin within hair follicles to damage them and stop further hair growth in future cycles. Depending on the amount of unwanted hair and skin tone, this may take from one to six treatments; during which a technician may apply topical anesthetic for added comfort during laser hair removal for upper lips while at-home devices like KENZZI IPL Handset work similarly but using Intense Pulsed Light instead of laser light for similar effects.
Laser hair removal can be performed on women of any age and in combination with other cosmetic treatments like injectables or face lifts. However, pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as those experiencing hormonal imbalances such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) should avoid having this procedure performed.
Laser hair removal can help you create the look you’ve always longed for, with minimal upkeep necessary after the hair has vanished. To avoid infection and maintain healthy-looking skin, keep treated areas clean and dry between laser sessions; furthermore, you should use at least SPF 30 with zinc oxide sunscreen as part of a skin-protection regime.
