Many individuals spend a significant amount of time shaving or waxing their unwanted hair, which can often be painful and cause skin irritation.
Laser hair removal has become an increasingly popular option to achieve silky skin without shaving and waxing, but can it still be performed during summer?
Don’t Get Sunburned
Laser hair removal is an effective, safe, and long-term way to remove unwanted body hair. While many believe the ideal time of year to receive laser treatment may vary based on skin tone, darkened skin makes wavelengths harder for lasers to focus on melanin pigments found within hair follicles; however, working with an experienced laser specialist should allow treatment to continue even during summer weather, provided certain precautions are followed.
Before and after laser hair removal treatments, it’s essential that you avoid sun exposure to avoid side effects like burns, hyper-pigmentation and scarring. Unfortunately, this can be challenging during summer when temperatures soar and you want to jump in the pool or hit the beach! Luckily, however, certain areas such as underarms and bikini area can still be treated safely year round – here is one such area:
Sunburn should also be avoided before and after laser hair removal treatments as this could compromise results. Sunburned skin becomes more vulnerable to heat than usual and you could end up with burns, blisters, or redness which interfere with laser hair removal results.
Tannining prior to receiving laser treatments is highly advised as this can impede their effectiveness and cause irreparable skin damage. If you have already tanned, no need for alarm – a trained laser specialist can still use their equipment (Soprano XL laser) to address it effectively.
No matter which season you opt to undergo laser hair removal, multiple sessions may be necessary before reaching smooth and hairless skin. This is due to active hairs being at various stages of growth throughout each season and thus taking more than just a single treatment session for removal. In order to expedite the process of laser hair removal during summertime, it’s crucial that you follow certain rules.
Don’t Go Swimming
Unwanted body hair can be an unpleasant reality for many individuals. While traditional methods, such as shaving and waxing, can quickly remove unwanted hair, they also can lead to painful cuts, stubble, and ingrown hairs if done too frequently. Laser hair removal offers fast, efficient, long-term solutions.
However, in order to prevent complications related to laser hair removal it’s essential that sun exposure be restricted both prior to and post treatment sessions. Gaining a tan may even render laser treatment less successful due to sunburned skin being much harder for lasers to treat than naturally pigmented skin.
Sunburnt skin may cause discoloration and pigment changes after laser hair removal treatment, though this doesn’t occur to every patient; therefore, it is wise to avoid direct sun exposure prior to and following sessions in the summertime.
Once your laser hair removal appointment has concluded, it is advisable to avoid swimming as this may irritate and dry out your skin further. If it becomes dry and flaky post-treatment, use a gentle moisturizer in order to maintain healthy skin.
Summertime is the perfect time for laser hair removal sessions, but to ensure they are safe and effective it is essential that you abide by some simple tips to ensure success. Avoiding direct sunlight as much as possible and caring for your skin after treatments will ensure you achieve the smooth, hairless skin of summer!
Remind yourself that laser hair removal requires multiple appointments in order to achieve results, making scheduling your sessions in advance essential in order to give yourself enough time. Before beginning treatment, speak to your technician about how many sessions there will be and plan your schedule accordingly – you’ll have more confidence going into summer beauty routine!
Don’t Apply Sunscreen
Longer exposure to the sun is well known to disrupt laser hair removal treatment intervals and cause adverse reactions, although this doesn’t apply to everyone; it happens more frequently in summer as people don’t take as many measures for sun protection. Therefore, if getting laser hair removal this summer in areas exposed to direct sunlight like legs, arms, or the bikini area it may be wiser to minimize sunscreen use as much as possible.
Fake tanning should also be avoided when going under laser hair removal treatment; to achieve maximum success with this procedure it’s crucial that your skin color remains as stable as possible. While laser treatments on tanned skin may still be performed in fall and winter when conditions will be more ideal.
Notifying your practitioner about any recent sun exposure or chemicals applied to the skin – including perfumes, soaps and detergents – as these may lead to adverse reactions during laser treatment. Honesty should always be maintained when discussing skincare routine with practitioners.
As well as avoiding direct sunlight, shaving before and following up with regular maintenance regiment will help ensure optimal results for laser hair removal treatments and ensure their effectiveness is extended for as long as possible.
Due to the heat of summer and UV rays, many believe they cannot get laser hair removal during this season. While sunburn should be avoided and swimming pools/oceans avoided, other activities like swimming in them should still be completed without worry. Niki Garcia from Boom Boom Brow Bar in New York City advises using clothing as protection from direct sunlight and using broad spectrum SPF with protection against both UVA/UVB rays as part of daily beauty regiment regardless if getting laser hair removal treatment or not.
Don’t Go to the Beach
Summertime is the season to look your best and wear something tight or skimpy, yet dealing with unwanted body hair can be a chore, with painful options like shaving and waxing as the only solutions available to you. Laser hair removal offers the ideal way to permanently eliminate extra hair on your body for smooth skin and an improved quality of life.
But to achieve optimal results with this procedure, it’s essential that you follow some straightforward instructions. Chief among them should be avoiding sun exposure and tanning two weeks prior and post treatments sessions – the laser works on pigment, so tanned skin makes it harder for it to detect your hair pigment, leading to ineffective treatment and possibly burns or hyper-pigmentation.
Deliberate sun exposure may delay hair-removal results by several weeks or months, so it is crucial that you abide by the schedule given by your laser technician and refrain from going outside, even for short walks around the block, during treatment intervals.
In particular, this applies if you’re taking a tropical vacation this summer; planning ahead will enable you to get hair removal treatments completed prior to traveling so you’re perfectly groomed and prepared for beach adventures.
Overall, laser hair removal can be completed during the summer if you follow your technician’s guidelines and prepare yourself beforehand. However, to achieve optimal results before hot temperatures arrive it would be wise to have completed all sessions well in advance and enjoy silky skin at spring and summer! For more information on permanent laser hair removal contact us and arrange for a consultation – we will gladly answer any queries and start helping you on the path toward becoming more beautiful and self-confident!
