Laser hair removal is a safe, efficient, and virtually pain-free treatment to permanently get rid of unwanted body hair. It works particularly well on people with light skin tone and dark-hair.
To help lower the risk of hyper or hypopigmentation, it’s essential to avoid direct sun exposure before and after laser treatments, including tanning beds, wearing sunscreen and covering any exposed areas with loose clothing when outdoors. To protect against hyper or hypopigmentation it’s also vital that prior and after laser procedures, direct sun exposure be avoided through tanning beds, wearing sunscreen and covering up in clothing when outside.
How Many Treatments Are Needed?
How many laser treatments it takes for lasting results varies based on each person and depends on factors like skin color, hair type, natural thickness of hair and frequency of removal of unwanted hair removal. Dark-haired individuals and light skin may require more treatments sessions in order to see results that last over time.
Additionally, other factors can influence how long your results last such as preparation of the treatment area and hair growth cycle. You should refrain from tweezing, waxing or plucking in areas you plan to have laser treatments done and also apply high SPF sunscreen before sun exposure to ensure best results.
Before undergoing laser treatments, your physician may apply a topical anesthetic to your treatment area in order to mitigate any discomfort you might feel from treatment sessions. This step may be especially helpful for people who have low pain thresholds or who haven’t undergone laser procedures before.
During treatment, your physician will hold your arm taut while using a handheld laser device emitting laser pulses to treat unwanted hair. While you may feel some discomfort from this method, it shouldn’t be as painful as shaving or waxing and is sometimes described as warm pinpricks or being hit by rubber bands against your arm.
Your doctor will likely suggest attending laser treatment sessions every 4 to 6 weeks for optimal results, as each subsequent laser appointment increases the number of hair follicles damaged, thus interrupting this cycle can reduce long-term effectiveness.
Men with chest hair often require six to eight laser sessions before experiencing significant hair reduction in this area, due to its thicker growth patterns than other body areas.
Similar to legs, permanent hair reduction requires six to eight sessions on neck and back areas for men who opt to have these areas treated. Leg hair has a longer natural growth cycle. Additional sessions may also be necessary in order to fully eradicate hair on these parts of the body.
How Long Will Each Treatment Take?
First step of laser hair removal involves meeting with a specialist to assess both your skin and hair types. If suitable, they will then apply a numbing cream directly onto the targeted area in order to experience as little discomfort as possible during treatment. Goggles will protect your eyes while an assistant might shave off unwanted hair from around the target area before the laser passes over it, vaporizing unwanted hairs while permanently disabling their follicles; typically this process only takes minutes in cases such as facial/bikini lines/bikini lines while larger areas such as legs may take hours!
Following laser treatments, it is important to limit sun exposure. Lotions or makeup containing sunscreen could interfere with the results of laser therapies; additionally, using an Sunless Tanning product without harmful chemicals would also be recommended.
Most people require multiple laser hair removal sessions in order to achieve long-term results from laser hair removal, depending on where and how quickly the hair grows. Treatment may need to take place every four or six weeks depending on where your legs or arms have hair growth, for instance.
If you are uncertain how many treatments will be necessary to permanently eliminate hair from your arms, contact the clinic that offers this procedure. Their specialists can assist in determining how many sessions will be necessary and explain its advantages over alternative forms of removal such as shaving or waxing.
Consider investing in this treatment as an investment in both your self-confidence and appearance. If you lead an active lifestyle, you will save both time and money over time by no longer needing to shave or wax your arms regularly – saving both time and money by eliminating shaving/waxing costs altogether and saving up for something more practical like swimsuits instead of razors!
How Long Will I Have to Wait Between Treatments?
While most people will experience a reduction in hair growth after just one session of laser treatments, most require multiple sessions for their desired results to become visible. This is due to your hair follicles being in various phases during each session; during laser sessions, energy from the laser passes through and damages these follicles permanently, thus stopping their ability to produce hair permanently.
Attending laser hair removal treatments on an ongoing basis for maximum effect. Your hair follicles will only be damaged while they’re in their active growth phase; thus requiring multiple treatment sessions in order to effectively eliminate all follicles in your target area.
Before and between laser treatments, it is advisable to avoid plucking and waxing hair removal methods that remove entire follicles of hair, which could impede treatment effectiveness.
Before beginning their laser treatment, your Skin, Face & Body Expert will mark the area to be treated with white lines to help them target unwanted hair follicles more effectively. They will then protect their eyes with goggles while moving the laser over your skin.
Once we’ve completed your treatment on your arms, you should notice a significant decrease in hair growth as well as smoother and softer skin. We may suggest shaving this area prior to our next laser hair removal treatment in order to keep it feeling great and looking its best!
Most patients require two to six laser treatments to reach their desired result of long-term or even permanent hair reduction. Though some regrowth may occur over time, usually finer and lighter-colored hair will emerge instead.
If you would like more information on the advantages of laser hair removal for your body, reach out and schedule a consultation meeting. During this meeting we can discuss your goals for treatment as well as determine how many sessions may be necessary to reach the desired results.
How Long Will the Results Last?
Laser treatments have quickly become one of the go-to hair removal methods due to being quick, effective, and virtually pain-free. A specialist will apply topical anesthetic and then use light-sensing technology on individual hairs using laser heat; this causes their follicles to shrink, which prevents new hair growth while drastically reducing thickness of existing ones. After treatment your skin may feel red or irritated; you can soothe this with cold compresses while giving yourself time for the hairs to shed off. Avoid shaving, waxing or plucking until all have fallen off naturally!
Once all the hairs have shed off, your skin will become smooth and hairless. With proper maintenance, these results should last for years. To help ensure future damage doesn’t occur to your skin, avoid sun exposure as much as possible, use broad spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen when outdoors and limit how often you remove arm hairs.
Though some individuals experience permanent hair reduction after just one laser session, others require multiple sessions. To assess how many laser treatments you will require for yourself or a loved one, consult with a cosmetic dermatologist and schedule a consultation appointment – they will meet with you and assess your individual needs before creating a personalized plan tailored specifically to you.
Your doctor will discuss any medications you are currently taking during the consultation, as some can interfere with laser treatment’s efficacy and should be avoided if possible. Also, before scheduling an appointment it’s wise not to tan or apply sunless skin creams as these could potentially obstruct its efficacy.
Before beginning laser treatments, your dermatologist will thoroughly cleanse and mark the area to be treated. Once marked, protective eyewear is worn while a technician applies a numbing gel that may take up to an hour for full effect, depending on its size. Once ready, she’ll hold taut the area while passing a laser over it – giving off what may feel like warm pinpricks or rubber band snappings against the skin.
