After laser hair removal, it is crucial that hair follicles be left alone. Pulling out individual strands disrupts their natural development process and can render future treatments less effective.
Laser treatments work by frying the root of each hair follicle. Waxing and tweezing remove the anagen phase hair that could otherwise be targeted by laser light; as a result, its roots remain safe from destruction by heat from its own source.
Do Not Tweeze or Wax
Hair removal methods that cause irritation, such as tweezing or waxing, may actually increase hair growth. This is because hair follicles in treated areas become hyperactive, producing thicker and darker locks of hair. Therefore, laser hair removal should be followed up by at least several weeks without using any type of hair removal technique on that area.
If you notice what looks like new hair growing in an area being treated by laser therapy, don’t attempt to pluck it out – this is completely normal and an indication that it’s working! In fact, if it takes considerable force for you to pull them out that indicates they were still hidden inside follicles before being exposed by the laser light – such attempts could cause skin irritation or infection and should therefore be avoided in order to ensure its success.
Tweezing or waxing interferes with the root of the hair, which is essential for laser hair removal to work effectively. Furthermore, these methods disrupt your follicle’s balance and may cause it to produce resistant hair growth that cannot be treated by laser. Therefore, if additional laser hair removal treatments are planned for in the future it’s even more essential that no one picks or plucks any additional hairs through these means.
One reason not to tweeze or wax is that hair in treated areas might grow back thicker and harder to remove, particularly in places with high pigmentation such as the face or bikini area. If this applies to you, please consult a dermatologist about treatment options for hyperpigmentation before beginning laser hair removal treatments.
Shaving between laser hair removal treatments is an effective way to maintain smooth skin. However, you should limit yourself to shaving the same area no more than once or twice between treatments and avoid tanning in treated areas as this could cause uneven coloration and irritation or nicks. A gentle exfoliation regimen can help remove dead skin that’s been holding onto hair follicles as well as encourage them to go through their growth cycles more quickly.
Do Not Scrub
Scrubbing after laser hair removal will irritate the newly treated hairs and may prolong their shedding process by up to a month or longer, possibly leading to red or flaky patches on your skin that interfere with its removal process. Furthermore, excessive scrubbing could even make skin redden or flake out prematurely which would impair this method of hair-removal altogether.
After laser hair removal, it’s common to see black dots called pepperspots appear on your skin. While pepperspots should dissipate within several weeks of treatment, if they still persist after that point it might be helpful to exfoliate in order to speed up this process and help speed up shedding process more rapidly.
Do not attempt to remove pepperspots yourself as this could cause severe scarring or permanent damage to the hair follicles. Furthermore, lotions and soaps in treatment areas should also be avoided since these could irritate your skin further and make it hard for hair follicles to shed naturally.
After laser hair removal, be mindful when taking showers. Avoid excessive scrubbing and use only gentle soaps like unscented body washes; avoid chemical- or perfume-packed soaps which may irritate the skin or lead to blocked pores.
If your hair appears thinner and lighter over time, this could be an indicator that laser treatments are working effectively. Thick, dark hairs targeted by laser will start thinning out on their own as they progress to the telogen phase of their cycle.
While it is best not to use harsh chemical-based treatments such as waxing, plucking or threading on hairs in treatment areas, you are welcome to shave and gently rub with loofahs or soft washcloths in order to accelerate their shedding process.
To maximize the effectiveness of your laser treatment at LH Spa & Rejuvenation, apply a topical numbing cream prior to arriving for your appointment. This will ensure that all areas of skin have been completely numbed before arriving for your session.
Do Not Pick or Pluck
Tweezing or waxing to remove remaining hairs post laser treatment may cause significant irritation to the skin, as well as permanent damage. Therefore, for best results when dealing with remaining unaffected strands that were not affected by laser, allow them to fall out naturally over time rather than using other hair removal methods like plucking and picking which could potentially do more harm than good and cause permanent follicle damage in addition to temporary results.
Laser hair removal works by targeting focused beams of light at hair follicles, where they absorb into pigmentation of their cells and heats them up – this causes damage to them which causes hair shedding out over time; though, depending on each person, it could take weeks before reaching catagen phase of hair growth cycle and naturally fallout occurs.
As disturbing as it might be, new hair growth after receiving laser therapy treatment should be seen as an encouraging sign! This indicates that the laser worked effectively to damage and disable old follicles that produce additional hairs from growing back again.
Reasons not to rush this process by rubbing, scrubbing or picking are that it would be difficult to know which hairs have been affected by laser and which have not. Furthermore, pulling out healthy hairs could irritate your skin and prevent it from fully recovering after laser therapy treatment.
If you want to remove excess hair in the treated area, shaving is your best bet. Shave the areas where you had laser treatments the day prior and this will allow the laser beams to focus their energies and maximize results. Also avoid using darkening creams or alternative hair removal methods like waxing and electrolysis since these could interfere with its efficacy.
Do Not Thread
Threading, waxing or epilating should only be performed 24 hours before laser hair removal to maximize effectiveness. Removing hair follicles from the surface disrupts laser’s ability to target them successfully; classic methods disrupt natural growth cycles by pulling out hair that would have been in laser’s “active” phase rather than its “telogen” phase; this irritates your skin and is not recommended after laser treatment – for optimal results simply shave the area 24 hours beforehand!
