Laser hair removal uses heat to damage unwanted hair follicles and reduce their ability to grow new hair. Your doctor will use a hand-held laser instrument against your skin during treatment; additional protection such as cooling devices or gel may be provided if needed.
Most individuals require two to six treatments sessions before becoming virtually hair-free.
How long will it take?
After receiving laser hair removal treatment, your body will gradually shed unwanted hairs – usually within five to 30 days – leading to redness and bumps on the skin from pushing out hair from its follicle and onto its surface.
Laser hair removal works by targeting the root of each individual hair follicle with laser energy, damaging and stopping them from growing new hair. Furthermore, its heat can damage nearby tissue as well as scar tissue or pores to minimize scars or reduce appearances of larger pores.
At each treatment session, your doctor will use a hand-held laser instrument to press against your skin, often coupled with a cooling device or gel for extra comfort and reduced discomfort from laser energy. Short pulses of laser energy are then delivered directly into the area you wish to treat; treatment sessions last depending on its size and your skin type.
Most people require six to eight laser hair removal treatments for optimal results, and it is advised that prior to beginning treatments it would be beneficial to refrain from tanning, bleaching or waxing the area in question as this will allow your skin to absorb laser light more effectively while minimizing unwanted side effects.
Once damaged by laser hair removal treatments, your hair follicles will enter telogen phase where growth stops and shrinkage occurs. Therefore it is vital that regular laser hair removal treatments continue so as to ensure unwanted hair does not reemerge due to damaged follicles.
At this stage, it is also crucial that you refrain from plucking or waxing unwanted hairs as this will encourage the follicle to begin growing hair again. If hair regrowth does occur, make an appointment as soon as possible for further laser treatment sessions, to prevent different growth cycles and more complex removal efforts being required for subsequent sessions.
How many sessions will it take?
Laser hair removal treatments involve being exposed to a beam of light that emits wavelengths designed to permanently damage the roots of unwanted hairs, thus permanently stopping their regrowth. While initial sessions may take several sessions to reach your goal of permanent hair reduction, following that annual touchups may only be necessary in order to maintain those results.
After laser hair removal treatments, it’s a normal part of the process for the area treated to become red and bumpy, caused by your body’s natural response to damage; bumps are actually ingrown hairs trying to escape damaged follicles. Shedding may also occur and an exfoliant should be used before subsequent sessions to reduce build-up of dead hairs.
Stay on schedule for laser treatment appointments to achieve lasting results. Delay could result in the hair follicles not becoming permanently damaged and, thus, leading to regrowth or worse, losing any results you have already achieved.
Everyone’s hair growth cycle varies. Hormones, age and natural processes all play an integral part in how it grows – thus necessitating multiple treatments in order to target all the follicles which need to be destroyed.
Shedding is an indicator that your treatment is working. Shedding may last several weeks following laser treatments and is considered normal; during this period, your body will naturally shed any hairs that were in the anagen stage of their growth cycle, targeting by laser. Unfortunately, laser cannot target hair in its telogen stage of its life cycle and therefore cannot target this phase for destruction.
After receiving laser hair removal treatments, your hair may grow back thicker and sparser than before; some people even experience permanent results following a series of sessions. As results vary between individuals, ensure you follow your treatment plan closely and schedule touchup appointments to maintain desired outcomes.
How long will it take for the hair to fall out?
Laser hair removal uses a light-based device that converts light energy to heat energy and is applied directly onto an area where you want to reduce unwanted hair growth. This process damages hair follicles in your skin that produce new hair growth, thus inhibiting future follicle activity and thus stopping future hair growth. While safe for all skin types and hair colors alike, darker hues tend to respond more effectively due to pigment (melanin) in their follicles absorbing heat from laser devices.
People typically expect their unwanted hairs to drop immediately following laser sessions, but this may not always be the case. Lasers cannot target every individual follicle as each stage of growth varies – typically only around 15% are in anagen mode at any one time – thus most unwanted hairs will return over the following few weeks and eventually fall out again.
Shedding is an inevitable by-product of hair removal treatments, and occurs as destroyed hairs begin to shed after each treatment session. Recurring with each session until desired results have been reached varies between clients; some may only require semiannual treatments while others never need another touchup again depending on hair and skin type and hormone fluctuations; therefore, consistency with treatments is crucial to achieve long-term success.
After receiving laser therapy, it is crucial not to tweeze, wax, pick, or pluck the hair in the treatment area prematurely as doing so could damage damaged follicles and potentially result in additional hair regrowth.
After your sessions, however, we do suggest shaving the area to maintain comfort and soothing results. A razor with a dull blade would be preferable in order to reduce hyperpigmentation risk; additionally, cool aloe gel may provide additional soothing comfort for skin comfort.
How long will it take for the hair to grow back?
Once laser hair removal, your body will gradually expel any remaining hair that remains. However, this process could take between 5-14 days. In the meantime, exfoliation may help speed up this process.
This can help remove dead hairs that have accumulated on follicles, and ensure all unwanted hair has been extracted from the area. However, it is essential that no forceful attempts be made at pulling out hairs that have yet to fall out; doing so could cause irritation and cause permanent damage to delicate skin surrounding hair follicles.
After receiving laser therapy, some hair regrowth may occur, usually finer and lighter in color than before, due to melanin being destroyed by laser light absorbed by it. However, remember that the temporary hair regrowth should only last 1-2 years due to hormonal fluctuations; so touchup laser sessions will likely need to take place periodically for maintenance purposes.
Once hair returns after laser therapy treatment, it usually appears finer and lighter in color than before, not being as dense. This is because damaged follicles cannot produce as much hair anymore.
Therefore, it is crucial to undergo multiple treatments to ensure the majority of hair follicles have been damaged. Depending on your skin type and hair color, 6-8 sessions spaced out over time may be necessary.
Once hair follicles have been permanently disabled by laser light, they won’t be able to produce hair again. But other follicles might still produce hairs, so regular laser sessions until you reach your desired results are essential.
