Laser hair removal can provide a fast and effective solution for those wanting smoother armpits.
Before beginning laser treatment, the skin must be thoroughly cleansed of lotions, oils and deodorant as these may impede accessing hair follicles with laser light.
Pain
If you’re fed up with shaving and waxing your underarms, laser hair removal could be the answer to your problems. But you may be concerned about any pain associated with treatment; rest assured that this type of laser therapy for armpits is both safe and non-painful – several sessions should suffice in reducing unwanted underarm hair permanently.
Your professional will first begin by cleaning and anesthetizing the treatment area as necessary, before applying an anesthetic cream as necessary. They’ll then place a device over your underarms and begin pulses of laser light that damage hair follicles to inhibit hair growth – this can last from half a minute up to several minutes depending on intensity of machine and individual sensitivity of treatment area.
After laser treatment, your underarms may feel slightly irritated due to hair follicles not damaged by laser damage continuing to produce hair growth – however this re-growth tends to be much finer and lighter than before treatment began. Over time however, this regrowth will slow or stop altogether depending on your course of treatment.
Laser hair removal for your underarms can also reduce ingrown hairs associated with shaving or waxing, which often cause painful bumps beneath the surface of skin due to curlier hairs becoming trapped beneath its surface. Laser treatment can effectively decrease this problem by targeting and eliminating hair follicles responsible for this problem.
Laser hair removal also offers another great benefit – lightening skin in your underarms! Melanin, the pigment that gives our skin its color, is targeted and destroyed by laser light energy, thus brightening up skin coloration.
Irritation
Laser hair removal is typically painless. The procedure lasts about 15 minutes and only causes minimal side effects such as damaged follicles or skin irritated by laser pulses of heat, although any irritation might last a little longer due to damaged hair follicles and skin being exposed to laser pulses of heat. While other treatments may lead to temporary side effects like swelling or redness, laser hair removal typically has milder side effects which go away quickly.
Before your appointment, it is recommended to shave and avoid applying lotions or creams to the area being treated, due to melanin in your hair absorbing laser light and heat and damaging its follicles – this may lead to some discomfort that can be mitigated through various techniques including cooling methods or numbing creams.
Underarm laser hair removal involves using a laser that penetrates the skin to destroy hair follicles and stop their growth, without harming sweat glands or lymph nodes in the underarm region. Furthermore, this procedure doesn’t harm other parts of your body because its effect only occurs at the level where each hair follicle exists – in other words only the superficial layer where each follicle resides.
Your individual circumstances will dictate the number of sessions needed for effective underarm laser hair removal, but it is crucial that all appointments be kept. Otherwise, results won’t be as successful due to how hair grows in three stages; laser can only target active-growth stage follicles.
Redness
After your first laser hair removal treatment, the area may remain red for several hours following. While this may be uncomfortable, it’s normal and should subside as your skin heals. In order to help speed this process along, avoid rubbing and use only breathable fabrics when dressing; additionally it’s advisable to wear broad spectrum sunscreen daily when going outside.
As part of your appointment, a technician will apply a protective covering and then direct a laser device over your underarms using a small device. Each zap from the laser should feel similar to rubber bands snapping against your skin or like quick needle injections – you will only be asked to remain still for seconds or minutes between each laser shot.
Once your treatment is over, your underarms may appear slightly pink in colour; this is completely normal and can be soothed with either cool compresses or aloe vera creams. Furthermore, it would be wise to avoid direct sunlight and tanning beds for several days after receiving this therapy.
Laser hair removal may have an unexpected advantage: it can lighten darkened underarms caused by stubble and other hair follicles, providing great relief to women who have spent years scrubbing or waxing their armpits! This is especially welcome news to women who have spent hours scrubbing and waxing them!
Following your laser technician’s recommended aftercare plan is essential to ensuring successful treatments and desired outcomes. In particular, it’s crucial that bleaching or over-plucking occurs; additionally, wearing makeup, deodorant or any cosmetics during this period could clog pores, inhibiting their function of clearing away dead cells and bacteria from your pores.
Bleeding
After laser hair removal on underarms, skin may temporarily bleed slightly; however, this is an expected side effect and usually resolves itself within several hours. Applying an ointment or using cool compresses may help alleviate this side effect.
Laser hair removal may be an ideal way to reduce shaving and waxing needs, yet as with all treatments it carries certain risks and side effects which should be considered prior to undertaking treatment.
Laser hair removal involves using pulses of light that are intensified by the laser device to cause permanent damage to hair follicles underneath your skin, effectively stopping their ability to produce new hair growth – meaning no more shaving or waxing!
Though laser hair removal may appear daunting at first, it’s actually much simpler than you may expect. Most people experience minimal to no discomfort during an underarm laser treatment session. However, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as individuals taking certain medications such as isotretinoin (Accutane) should avoid laser treatments.
Before having laser treatment, it is a good idea to avoid physical activities that raise your body temperature, such as engaging in strenuous physical activities or engaging in strenuous physical activity such as running. Your underarms should also be free of lotions, creams, deodorant products or numbing creams prior to receiving any laser treatments.
As those with dark hair and light skin tend to benefit more from underarm laser hair removal treatments, their pigment contrast allows the laser to effectively target and destroy unwanted follicles. Conversely, those with lighter hair and light skin may not experience such great success with treatments as its light energy could become diverted by natural pigmentations of their skin.
Scarring
Laser hair removal is an efficient and safe solution to unwanted underarm hair growth. Light energy from the laser converts into heat that damages pigment within hair follicles, inhibiting or delaying future hair growth. Treatment typically requires multiple sessions over several months for best results; most people find the procedure quick and painless; although some experience sensations similar to rubber bands being flicked against their skin during this process.
Laser treatments may cause scarring, though this side effect usually only manifests itself in very isolated spots. You can lower the risk of scarring by limiting sun exposure after treatment and using broad spectrum sunscreen with high SPF protection daily. Should a scar form anyway, speaking to your physician about topical creams that could help lessen its appearance may also help.
Before your laser treatment appointment, it is recommended that you shave and refrain from plucking or waxing for one day prior. This allows the laser light to penetrate skin without causing surface damage while directly targeting hair follicles. Sunless tanning creams should also be avoided as these could darken skin pigmentation and interfere with laser treatments.
Your laser treatment will involve sitting comfortably reclining while the technician uses a handheld device to run the laser over your underarm area. Treatment typically lasts 30-60 minutes and you may feel a mild tingling sensation as the laser zaps the area. After your treatment, wear loose cotton clothing and avoid swimming pools, Jacuzzis, steam rooms and physical exercise for 48 hours after washing your underarms with cool or lukewarm water and any heavily-scented soaps/body washes/body sprays; also wash with cool or lukewarm water and heavy scented soaps/body washes/body washes/body sprays/etc for at least 48 hours after your laser session for best results.
