Strawberry legs, those red and brown spots on your legs that resemble strawberries due to blocked hair follicles, can often be caused by shaving, waxing and other hair removal methods such as epilation.
Laser hair removal is one of the most permanent solutions to this condition. It can help eliminate the need for depilatory creams, shaving and waxing as well as help alleviate problems like folliculitis.
How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?
Laser hair removal treatments employ safe light-based technology that uses light energy converted into heat when it interacts with dark pigmentation found in hair follicles. Once this contact occurs, light energy converts to heat energy which causes the hair follicle to destroy itself and stop producing hair which ultimately helps eliminate strawberry legs. Laser treatments offer permanent solutions which do not rely on shaving, waxing or any other depilation methods to eliminate unwanted hairs.
Strawberry marks on your skin may be caused by several factors, including clogged pores, an excess of oil or dead skin cells accumulating. Keratosis pilaris or folliculitis could also play a part in its formation – treating these conditions before laser hair removal can be effective is crucial for its effectiveness.
Laser hair removal can both prevent the development of strawberry legs as well as treat existing symptoms if they already exist. By extracting excess hair from legs, laser removal helps alleviate bumps and discolorations caused by folliculitis or clogged pores while simultaneously eliminating ingrown hairs and decreasing dark pigmentation that contribute to creating strawberry legs.
Additional treatments for strawberry legs include chemical exfoliation with skin-safe acids like lactic or glycolic acids; electrolysis employing low voltage electricity can target any problematic hair follicles to stop them from regrowing; or both treatments combined for maximum efficacy.
If home and over-the-counter treatments don’t prove successful in treating strawberry legs, professional solutions exist that could include electrolysis – which uses low levels of electricity to target individual follicles – or laser therapy, which uses safe light-based technology to permanently eliminate unwanted hairs.
When considering laser hair removal to treat strawberry legs, patients should refrain from tanning in the weeks prior to their appointment and follow a strict skincare regime in order to prepare their skin properly for treatment. Limiting natural or artificial tanning exposure will make the treatment more efficient while decreasing risks of side effects.
How Long Does It Take?
Results vary for laser hair removal treatments; however, once completed you could become virtually hair-free! To maximize results it’s essential that you adhere closely to pre and post treatment instructions as much as possible.
Preparing for your treatment session involves several steps. First, shaving should be performed several days prior to your appointment so that the laser can easily target hair follicles beneath. Waxing and plucking should also be avoided as these may interfere with results and should also be avoided in order to maximize results. It’s also advisable not to expose yourself too much sun as this makes tanninated skin an unsuitable candidate for laser treatment.
Before beginning laser treatments, a topical anesthetic will be applied to help minimize discomfort. After this has taken effect, the laser will target unwanted hair follicles and destroy them; depending on the size of your treatment area and number of hairs being targeted this may take time but is much more comfortable than at-home solutions like shaving or waxing which may take much longer and be far more painful for extended periods of time.
Once you’ve had treatment, ongoing sessions may be necessary in order to keep hair from returning. This depends on your individual needs and area being treated; most patients require treatments every four weeks for facial hair and six to eight weeks for body hair.
Laser hair removal offers several distinct advantages that will save both time and money in terms of both discomfort and convenience compared to at-home treatments such as shaving or waxing.
Experienced practitioners should be chosen for laser hair removal on different skin types. Verification by registering them would ensure they meet all required standards in training, skill and insurance.
Are There Any Side Effects?
Hair Folliculitis, the condition that produces unsightly red bumps with small black dots in their centers on legs, is the culprit behind those unsightly strawberry legs that many find distasteful. When hair follicles become inflamed or infected, our bodies attempt to protect these vulnerable areas by blocking hair follicles; this creates clogged pores which trap dead skin cells and oils and eventually turn dark when exposed to air, creating what are known as strawberry legs.
Typically, this condition only impacts the area directly surrounding a hair follicle; however, as bacteria spreads through blocked pores to other parts of skin it may spread further afield and infect other follicles as well. Left untreated it could become permanently damaging for all involved.
Strawberry legs should be treated immediately upon detection to reduce further complications and improve their appearance. Treatment options for strawberry legs include waxing, depilatory creams, electrolysis and laser hair removal – with waxing causing painful results and depilatory creams only providing temporary solutions; laser hair removal provides fast, painless results to permanently get rid of strawberry legs and reduce risk.
A medical professional will evaluate the cause of strawberry legs and develop an individual treatment plan tailored specifically to you. Some treatments may require multiple visits over six to eight weeks while others only require one or two sessions; in most cases, you won’t be able to use health insurance or flexible spending accounts to cover this procedure cost.
Body Details True Laser Centers’ staff of experts can help you determine if laser treatment is a viable option for you. After assessing your skin type and hair density, they’ll recommend a series of sessions depending on how severe your strawberry legs are. Once identified as suitable candidates for treatment, online scheduling or calling the office should allow you to schedule your initial session and get on track towards beautiful, hair-free legs!
How Many Sessions Are Needed?
Individual results will differ based on factors like skin complexion, hair color and texture as well as medications taken, among others. Industry standards indicate six sessions should be sufficient for full leg laser hair removal treatments to provide desired results.
After one or more sessions of laser hair removal, you may notice a reduction in unwanted body hair. However, it may take six to 12 treatments for all of the hair follicles in an area to become non-responsive to laser light; this is because only anagen phase hair follicles respond well to laser treatments while catagen and telogen phases show progress toward being shed or already have.
Therefore, patients must undergo multiple laser treatments over the course of four to six weeks in order to effectively eradicate hair growth. Each laser session targets new hair follicles as they enter the anagen phase of hair growth cycle; once no longer capable of growing hair, follicles either fall out on their own or get absorbed by lymph system and excreted from body.
After receiving multiple treatments, most patients will discover they no longer need to worry about unwanted body hair coming back. Some individuals may no longer require shaving their legs at all and only light shaving or waxing once or twice annually to maintain smooth skin.
Laser hair removal offers an easy, quick, and permanent solution for unwanted body hair. Not only can it save both time and money spent on depilatory creams, razors, or waxing; but it can also give a huge confidence boost! If you are tired of dealing with unwanted body hair, book an appointment at DermaNuva today so we can explain more about how laser hair removal could help you meet your goals.
