New Age Spa is a locally owned Esthetics Clinic and Esthetician school in Greater Montreal that prides itself on honest, results and quality services for both facial care and Laser skin treatments.
This home town spa may be off the beaten path, but its worth the extra mile! Their service is personalized and they never rush their clientele through.
What is Laser Hair Removal?
Laser Hair Removal (LHR) is a medical procedure that uses light energy to permanently reduce unwanted hair. A laser emits a beam of light that attracts melanin pigment present in hair shafts, turning it into heat that prevents future hair growth. LHR provides safe and permanent hair reduction without shaving, waxing or tweezing! It offers permanent reduction with no further need for such treatments.
Hair therapy works best on those with dark hair and light skin as the contrast makes it easier for their hair to absorb heat energy more readily; however, it may still work on people with blonde or white hair as long as their skin hasn’t become tanned. Before undertaking this treatment it’s wise to consult your physician as it might not be recommended in cases such as genital herpes or cold sores.
As part of your treatment, it will be necessary to wear protective eyewear during laser therapy sessions. Your physician may apply a cooling gel or spray directly onto the area being treated to reduce discomfort. In order to maximize results from laser therapy treatments, please refrain from plucking, waxing and electrolysis in these areas for six weeks prior to receiving laser therapy as this can affect its efficacy.
At your laser hair removal session, you will sit comfortably in a treatment chair while the handpiece moves over your target area of body. As it penetrates skin and damages or weakens hair follicles, there may be some slight sensation of heat; however it should usually be very tolerable and feels similar to rubber band snapping against skin for just fraction of second.
How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?
Laser hair removal uses light energy pulses to temporarily disable hair follicles that produce unwanted hair. Each pulse takes only a fraction of a second, yet can treat multiple strands simultaneously – small areas like upper lips may take as little as 30 seconds while larger areas like legs may require up to an hour for treatment.
The FDA has granted some at-home laser hair removal kits FDA approval; however, their use must only be under medical advice of trained medical professionals. Such devices could potentially cause injury or burns and don’t guarantee permanent hair removal.
For optimal results, multiple treatments will likely be necessary. Laser pulses work to heat up and destroy pigment in hair roots to stop future hair growth; most people don’t notice any new hair growing back after several sessions; if any does reappear after multiple treatments it usually appears lighter and finer than before.
Your provider will explain how best to prepare for the procedure during your consultation, typically suggesting that you restrict plucking, waxing and electrolysis treatments six weeks before your scheduled appointment to avoid disrupting the roots of hair follicles that could otherwise affect its success. Furthermore, avoid sun exposure as post-procedure skin will likely become more sensitive than before.
If your skin tone is darker, a skin bleaching cream may be necessary prior to receiving laser therapy treatment. This is because pigment in dark skin absorbs too much heat from laser beams, leading to blisters or temporary loss of pigment called hypopigmentation.
What Are the Side Effects of Laser Hair Removal?
Laser hair removal is generally considered safe. However, some individuals may experience side effects like blistering if used incorrectly or by an inexperienced practitioner. Therefore, it’s essential that only trained and certified technicians administer treatments at Raval Facial Aesthetics; all our laser technicians go through extensive training prior to being licensed to use the device.
Laser heat can cause blistering when it damages skin pigmentation. Tanning beds or certain skin types can be especially susceptible to this side effect, and so we strongly advise avoiding tanning beds six weeks before your treatment as well as wearing broad spectrum SPF 30 sunblock afterward.
Other side effects can include redness and swelling of the skin, which are both normal responses and should go away quickly with treatment. Your practitioner can recommend or prescribe moisturizer to aid recovery; furthermore it’s wise to stay out of direct sunlight after receiving therapy and use sunscreen whenever venturing outdoors.
After their initial series of laser treatments, most individuals report reduced hair growth. While it still appears visible, its thickness and color tend to be thinner. Maintenance sessions may be beneficial in maintaining these results.
Laser hair removal can be beneficial to anyone with extra body hair they wish to get rid of, including both men and women. It can help improve appearance and self-image while saving time on traditional methods like shaving and waxing, while it may even be an effective treatment option for conditions such as hirsutism, hypertrichosis and other hormone imbalances.
How Long Will Laser Hair Removal Take?
Laser hair removal can be an effective solution for people looking to eliminate unwanted facial and body hair. It can reduce or eliminate the need for shaving, waxing and tweezing while simultaneously improving skin tone and texture. Unfortunately, however, it isn’t permanent; hair grows back, though generally lighter than before – you will likely require regular touch up sessions in order to achieve long-term hair reduction results.
Before your procedure, it is wise to refrain from tanning as this may change your skin pigmentation and interfere with its effectiveness. Shaving is also recommended before an appointment while plucking or waxing hair may disrupt its follicle. Furthermore, use sunscreen to protect your skin.
Laser hair removal treatments may cause some discomfort; topical anesthetic can be used to alleviate this feeling. Some individuals also report redness or swelling post-treatment; this usually goes away within hours.
Selecting an experienced practitioner for any procedure is of utmost importance. Your choice should be on a register and have completed training that meets national standards, plus possess adequate liability coverage.
The number of treatments necessary for optimal results varies depending on each person, as some areas of their face and body grow faster than others. To get optimal results from laser hair removal treatments it’s recommended that appointments be scheduled 4-6 weeks apart to allow your follicles time to absorb each session’s energy before growing new hair follicles; it is also important to remember that laser targeting targets only the hair follicle, not its actual hair shaft itself.
Are Laser Hair Removal Cost Effective?
Laser hair removal offers a permanent solution for unwanted body hair, eliminating the need for shaving, waxing and depilation altogether. Furthermore, it can reduce problems associated with hair growth such as folliculitis, discoloration and irritation as well as making skin smooth and even and improving complexion overall. Plus it eliminates plucking which often results in damage or bumps on skin surface!
However, laser hair removal can be costly if applied over a wide area of your body. This is due to the machine required for treatment being quite costly and needing to be purchased outright – which quickly adds up. Furthermore, most health insurers do not cover laser treatments.
Before embarking on laser hair removal, it is crucial that you refrain from tweezing, waxing or plucking for two weeks prior. This is because these methods remove hair roots directly from their follicles while lasers rely on pigment within these follicles to target them. Furthermore, sun exposure before and after treatment could trigger more unwanted hair growth; to avoid this from happening it’s wiser to limit sun exposure both before and after laser sessions.
Cost of Laser Hair Removal Dependent upon Location, Area Treated and Physician Fees and Geography Expect to pay around $600 per treatment session; four to six sessions will likely be needed to achieve desired result of permanent reduction and no future hair growth prevention. In addition, be ready for touch-up treatments every four to six weeks in order to maintain results.
