Laser hair removal is a quick, noninvasive solution for quickly eliminating unwanted hair without irritating the skin. The procedure itself is very tolerable and feels similar to the snapping sensation associated with rubber bands snapping shut.
Over four to six treatments, hair growth will be significantly diminished; and any that does reappear will be finer, thinner, and lighter in hue than before.
How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?
Laser light energy penetrates your hair’s pigment, damaging or destroying its follicles in one shot. Compared with electrolysis, it’s far safer and more effective – each pulse disables multiple hair follicles at once! Plus it takes just minutes or half an hour for smaller areas like upper lips or backs; and longer for larger sites like legs and arms.
As part of your laser hair removal treatment, you will wear protective eyewear. Our team will apply cooling gel directly onto the surface of your skin to minimize any discomfort during treatment and then move a handpiece over your treatment area – most people experience a sensation similar to a rubber band snapping against their skin, although this should become less apparent with each session as your body adjusts to laser technology.
Your hair follicles go through a three-phase growth cycle, and each laser treatment targets those follicles which are in their active stage of this cycle. Damage to these active-stage follicles prevents future hair growth or significantly delays it, so over several treatments your growth will significantly decline while any that does regrow will become finer and lighter in color.
However, no hair removal method can guarantee 100% permanent results – hormones may cause new hairs to emerge where none existed before; however, most patients achieve significant hair reduction that lasts years; when any regrow occurs it usually returns finer, lighter colored and less dense than before.
How Long Does It Take?
Laser hair removal treatments are fast and painless. While your first session may feel similar to having a rubber band snap against your skin, subsequent sessions should diminish this sensation significantly. For extra sensitive skin types, numbing cream may be applied prior to starting laser treatments. Shaving is typically necessary prior to scheduling laser sessions in most areas – shaving will ensure enough melanin in each hair follicle can be targeted by the laser beams.
Cynosure Elite Nd:YAG and Alexandrite lasers are safe for all skin tones. Our lasers emit beams of bright light that target pigment in hair to convert into heat, damaging and sometimes destroying follicles to stop future growth of dark terminal hairs growing within. Over time this results in lighter-colored vellus hair being produced instead.
Traditional methods for hair removal are costly, time-consuming, and painful. Shaving, waxing and creams only offer temporary relief while electrolysis requires multiple painful sessions over a long period of time – this is why laser hair removal exists – it eliminates or minimizes these other methods altogether! With laser technology at our disposal we hope that soon all other techniques may become unnecessary or at least less frequent than before.
Six to 10 treatment sessions may be necessary in order to reduce the coarseness and density of unwanted hair, due to how hair grows in cycles; only targeting cells in their respective anagen (growing), catagen (transitional phase between growth and shedding), or telogen phases will work effectively to decrease coarseness and density of unwanted strands. If long-term results are desired, annual maintenance sessions are highly recommended.
What Is It Like?
Laser hair removal is a comfortable, safe treatment with few side effects. You will wear protective eyewear during treatment and experience a slight snapping sensation similar to rubber band snapping. Our system uses FDA-cleared Cynosure Vectus laser light energy which rapidly absorbs by melanin in unwanted hair for treatment, with heat hitting pigment cells to destroy them follicles permanently and stop future hair growth.
At your initial consultation, your specialist will get to know you and understand your goals for body hair reduction. They’ll take measurements of areas you wish to target before discussing how many treatments will be necessary – typically we recommend six treatments as the optimal number to achieve permanent hair reduction in most body sites.
Once your initial set of treatments have taken place, a maintenance schedule should include one or two treatments annually to extend your results. It should be noted, however, that no hair removal method can guarantee permanent results as hormones can still cause hair follicles to produce new hair in previously treated areas.
Are you tired of plucking, shaving and waxing to achieve hairlessness? Contact Quinn Aesthetic Center now and learn about laser hair removal as a potential solution! We proudly serve clients throughout Kansas City, Overland Park, Shawnee Olathe Mission Leawood with an easy financing plan through Cherry. Also get in touch to schedule a free consultation; package deals also available so call or text now to take the first steps towards better beauty and health!
How Much Will It Cost?
Laser hair removal can be more cost-effective and more long-term solution compared to shaving or waxing, both of which require repeat treatments for results. Plus, you’ll gain more freedom in your life as it allows more time for doing other activities than worrying about getting rid of unwanted hair!
The treatment itself is relatively pain-free; we numb the area to minimize discomfort. Furthermore, we use a diode laser which is safe for most skin tones and types; unlike other lasers with shorter wavelengths it has longer wavelengths to be safe even for darker skin tones.
If you are considering laser hair removal, be sure to select a qualified and licensed doctor as the practitioner. While physician assistants or nurses may perform treatments themselves, they should always be overseen by someone experienced in performing this kind of procedure on skin similar to your own. Furthermore, tanning before starting treatments is best avoided since both natural and artificial tanners can interfere with its efficacy.
Before determining your costs, a consultation to evaluate your skin and hair types will take place. Your specialist will then give you an estimate for the number of sessions necessary to achieve your desired results; oftentimes these costs are lower than anticipated, while payment plans may help make payments more manageable.
laser hair removal is an investment that will quickly pay for itself in spades. Imagine having the freedom of wearing sleeveless tops without worrying about looking like a yeti under your arms; plus the money saved on razors and waxing will more than cover its cost quickly!
What Are the Side Effects?
Laser or pulsed light devices emit beams of light that target melanin in your unwanted hair, targeting its source at the follicle level to damage or destroy it and stop its growth – eliminating the need for tweezing, plucking or waxing altogether and saving both time and money with laser/pulsed light treatments.
Treatment can be performed anywhere on the body and it’s quick and painless – starting with a consultation to identify which course of treatment would best meet your needs and achieve desired results.
After reviewing your medical history, we will apply protective goggles and initiate your session. You may experience a tolerable snapping sensation as the laser handpiece passes over the treatment area; its light heats melanin molecules to damage or destroy follicles without leaving surrounding skin undamaged; this will effectively stop future hair growth resulting in permanent hair reduction.
No hair removal system can guarantee permanent hair removal (anyone who says otherwise is breaking consumer laws), but most people experience significantly reduced hair growth after just four or six sessions, and when remaining hair does come back it usually grows back thinner, finer and lighter in color than it did previously.
If you are tired of spending your precious time plucking, shaving and waxing unwanted body hair, give us a call for a complimentary consultation. Our clients from Kansas City, Overland Park, Shawnee Olathe and the Kansas City metro areas have found great relief knowing we will no longer have to deal with unsightly body hair!
