LASER HAIR REMOVAL
What is Laser Hair Removal?
When thinking about hair, there are many ways to remove the hair on our body. Laser hair removal is an option to consider if you want to reduce your hair permanently. Many people remove hair regularly, and methods including shaving, waxing, threading, etc., can be tiring, repetitive and sometimes could be painful when you do plucking the hair. However, you have to perform this all over again after a few days, particularly for those who have excessive hair. Plus, these methods can easily cause painful ingrown hairs which make you irritated and inflamed. Laser Hair Removal can precisely target different areas and remove the hair effectively, without causing any problems.
What does laser hair removal involve?
Before the treatment, we will conduct a free consultation to access if you are a good candidate for this treatment and discuss which areas you are concerned about. A patch test is required two weeks before the formal treatment to determine if you will have any skin actions t the laser.
According to your hair conditions, we will design a treatment plan for you. Usually, 6-8 sessions of laser hair removal are required to see the best result, and each session will be spaced 6 weeks apart which as your hair regrows in cycles. You will need to shave before coming in for treatments and ensure your skin is not tanned. As the laser is attracted by the colour of the hair, you will feel more discomfort during your first session, but the machine will also have a cooling effect which can help to reduce the heat. The treatment areas will be outlined with an erasable pencil, and you will be asked to put on protective goggles during the treatment.
The laser doesn’t physically contact the skin, but remains a couple of millimetres away and moves over the treatment areas. You might smell a little bit burned, but it won’t traumatise the skin surface.
Top tips before the laser hair removal
- Shave the area before your treatment
- Wear loose clothing
- Avoid suntan at least one week before the treatment
How does laser hair removal work?
When the laser passes through the skin, the laser energy is only targeted at the individual hair follicles to prevent future hair growth. The laser can automatically indicate the hair follicles by the light which can be absorbed by the pigments of the hair. Therefore, it is important that you should avoid suntan before your laser hair treatment. Otherwise, there will be a risk of burns by the laser. Specific wavelengths of the laser can be attracted and absorbed by the hair, therefore, the hair follicles are destroyed precisely and effectively.
The hair will not be removed immediately after the laser hair removal treatment. As th hair has different growth phases, Laser Hair Removal will be destroying it before it is able to grow. Not all hair will be at the same growth stage, so you will still see some hair regrowing out after the treatment or the follicles fall off after each session. And multiple sessions are required to ensure all the hair and follicles are targeted, until the hair doesn’t return.
The Advantages of Laser Hair removal
Quick and permanent: it’s a quick solution which it only requires 5-20 minutes depending on the size of the area. By destroying the follicles, the hair will not come back and the result is permanent, you only need few maintenance sessions each year if there are new follicles come up.
More comfortable treatment: Unlike waxing or plucking, Laser Hair Removal is a lot less painful than these methods and won’t cause skin irritation with the prevention of ingrowth hair.
Precise and ability to remove hair from any part of the body: The laser energy can specifically pick up on only hair and the follicles which avoids any harm to the skin. It’s also an ideal treatment for the back and bikini areas which hard to shave and extremely painful to wax.
Frequently Asked Questions
Those who have excessive hair growth or unwanted body hair
Those no longer want to go through other time-consuming methods of hair removal
Those who suffer from ingrown hair.
The treatment is not ideal for those have darker skin and hair or very fair skin and hair. As the laser beam cannot pick-up the pigment from these types of skin and hair.
Blonde, red or grey hair cannot be treated by Laser hair removal, as the hair needs to be dark with melanin which enables the laser can target it precisely.
Typically, 6-8 sessions for the body areas whereas facial areas require 8-12. The exact number of treatments depends on the size of the treatment and the hair growth. Maintenance treatment may be required to keep the result.
The results are different from person to person. Most people can see up to 80% reduction in hair after just a few sessions. However, hormonal changes, pregnancy, genetic backgrounds may also affect the hair regrowth, therefore you may need some maintenance treatment once or twice a year for the best results.
Laser hair removal can treat many areas literally anywhere on face and body, such as facial hair, back area, shoulders, legs, arms and bikini area.
There is no downtime following laser hair removal. Treated skin will be a little bit sensitive to the sun and hot water, please wear sunscreen after the treatment and avoid extremely hot water.
It really depends on how big is the treatment area. Generally, it’s a very quick treatment as each pulse of the laser only takes a second. Small areas like the underarm would take about 5-10 minutes, while larger areas like the back or legs require longer time.
Comparing with waxing and plucking the hair, laser hair removal is much less painful. You will feel the quick burst of heat when the laser go through the skin, some people say it’s like a hot elastic band pinging against the skin. The treatment will become more comfortable after few sessions as there’s less hair and follicles left in the area.
The laser we use in the clinic is Europe CE approved and the treatment will be conduct by a certified practitioner, which can ensure the safety during the treatment. The laser will only break down the hair follicles and leave no damage to the skin. Before the formal treatment we will also run the patch test to make sure your skin are suitable for the treatment.
Waxing, threading, plucking and epilation must stop in between each session, you can still shave before each treatment.
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