After receiving laser hair removal treatment, some of your unwanted hair may shed naturally from the skin – this is an indicator that it has worked effectively and your treatment has taken effect.
Shaving is an excellent way to minimize hair regrowth between laser sessions, but care must be taken when shaving.
Shaving
Laser hair removal is an excellent way to significantly reduce hair regrowth, eliminating the need for waxing or shaving. This treatment is quick, efficient and cost-effective; many are unaware that one session won’t permanently rid their body of all its hair; multiple sessions must be administered for lasting effects on hair growth cycle – which makes knowing when and why to shave before each laser hair removal session essential for success.
Shaving should take place one to two days prior to an appointment in order for laser hair removal treatments to work optimally. Your hair must be at an ideal length for targeting, otherwise too early or too close can damage follicles leaving an uneven height that prevents laser from effectively treating unwanted hairs.
After receiving laser hair removal treatment, your skin may feel slightly irritated and tender due to heat from the laser light opening up hair follicles. While this sensation will subside eventually, until fully recovered it’s important to avoid shaving or using razor near treatment areas for as long as possible until their healing. Furthermore, hot showers or baths as well as swimming in pools, spas or the ocean could expose bacteria that could potentially lead to infections of your skin causing potential infection issues.
While shaving immediately following treatment is acceptable, between sessions it should be avoided as your treated hair may be in a different stage of its growth cycle than normal strands of hair and could give the appearance of being growing normally; but keep in mind this effect will eventually fade as hair follicles diminish over time.
Waxing or plucking hair between laser hair removal sessions is also advised as this can harm the hair follicles and inhibit their ability to grow new ones.
Waxing
Laser hair removal is most effective when hair is at its optimal length for effective laser destruction, so to maximize results it is wise to refrain from shaving or other methods of hair removal for several days prior to your appointment. This allows time for it to reach the optimal length so it can be effectively destroyed by laser.
When shaving, use a new razor blade to reduce the risk of infection and try not to take hot showers or baths immediately following, as this heat may open pores that make bacteria easier to access, leading to infection.
While shaving may be adequate between laser hair removal sessions, waxing or using depilatory creams to remove hair at its source should be avoided as these remove it at its roots – leaving no target for laser to destroy; doing this may damage skin instead.
Your best option to ensure safe laser hair removal is to heed the advice of your laser specialist. They will advise when and how best to shave or use other forms of hair removal before your appointment.
After participating in several laser hair removal sessions, most individuals experience approximately 90 percent decreases in unwanted hair growth. If fluctuations in hormones lead to some hair regrowth, regular maintenance appointments should be scheduled so as to minimize its visibility.
Before attending your laser hair removal appointment, it is advisable to avoid shaving, waxing and other forms of hair removal such as electrolysis. This is because laser hair removal works by targeting dark pigment in hair follicles; therefore if your dark hair prevents laser from recognising darker pigments on skin it could damage it accidentally.
Tweezing
After receiving laser hair removal treatment, it’s common for the skin to shed. While this is good news as it means the laser damaged the hair follicles that were producing hair and won’t anymore grow it back out; it may be disconcerting for those used to having more body hair on them than before; so for maximum effectiveness of each laser session exfoliate after every treatment so hairs destroyed by the laser will fall out faster from your body faster.
Preventive measures before laser hair removal sessions include shaving the area to provide us with a close-up view of hair follicles to make sure they’re being targeted by the laser properly and to allow time for skin healing and make treatment more comfortable for you. Shaving will also allow us to gain an up close and personal view of how well they’re being targeted by laser. Shave at least 24 hours prior to treatment session as it will give us time for healing before giving you treatment.
When it comes to shaving, you can continue using your usual products and techniques. However, we advise against waxing or plucking prior to an appointment due to how these methods pull the hair from its roots, preventing laser energy from reaching them and damaging them.
Tweezing can be an effective and safe solution to hair removal in between laser treatments. Just be careful and only remove visible hairs on the surface of the skin – any attempt at plucking out those destroyed by laser could cause skin damage and cause further irritation.
As mentioned above, laser hair removal requires multiple sessions in order to completely destroy hair follicles. As soon as new hair grows back in, touch-up appointments should be scheduled if and when necessary – for assistance please reach out to LH Spa & Rejuvenation for guidance and advice.
Exfoliating
If you haven’t done so already, it would be beneficial to start exfoliating the area where your treatment takes place at least once daily. This will keep the area clean and help avoid ingrown hairs while speeding up any potential regrowth after laser hair removal treatments – laser targets stem cells inside hair follicles so if there is too much hair above the surface then treatments won’t be as successful.
Once you’ve undergone laser treatment, the frequency of your shaving sessions should decrease due to finer and lighter hairs emerging afterward; you could possibly move from every three days down to every four or even less often!
Waxing or plucking are methods that remove hair above the surface and could impede laser treatment, as they remove all of it at once. A topical numbing cream, available over-the-counter, may help ensure your skin is sufficiently numbed prior to going in for laser hair removal sessions, making the experience more pleasant and less painful.
After your initial few sessions of laser hair removal, you should begin to notice that each visit results in thinner and smaller amounts of regrowing hairs; these damaged ones have fallen out from being damaged by laser treatments you received and so should reduce over time to just several sessions each year instead of six weekly visits.
When beginning laser hair removal for the first time, it is wise to consult your physician or dermatologist first. They can offer tailored advice tailored to your unique situation; and make sure to follow any instructions given by your laser technician.
