FAQ

Most patients do not like to have excess or unwanted hair on their upper lip, feet, hands, back, legs, arms, or the bikini area. By opting for laser hair removal, they do not have to spend time shaving or plucking excess hair. Therefore, laser hair removal is a trending and popular procedure.

Both men and women seek laser hair removal to get rid of unwanted hair. While women typically seek to remove hair from their bikini area, underarms, or legs, men usually schedule the treatment to get rid of hair on their necks and backs. While hair unfortunately cannot be removed with our existing laser technology.

During the treatment, the practitioner uses a laser device, which directs bright flashes of light over the treatment site. The light penetrates the follicles of hair, thereby damaging them and impeding their growth. The pulses of light can treat multiple hairs at one time, which makes the procedure simple and fast.

Treatments range from 10 to 30 minutes in length, depending on the size of the treatment site. If the device has a larger treatment head, the treatment time is reduced.

To achieve optimum results, you usually will undergo 6 treatments, with appointments scheduled every 4 to 6 weeks.

Because hair grows in various phases, multiple treatments are required to target hair follicles at their particular stage of growth. In addition, touch-ups are usually needed over time.

You will receive results after the first treatment. Any regrowth will appear as finer and weaker hair. The results become more and more impressive after each treatment. This continues to happen until all the follicles are successfully destroyed.

When lasers are used to remove hair, they destroy the root of a hair’s follicle. During the treatment process, flashes of laser light are absorbed by the melanin in a hair’s follicle. This type of energy heats and destroys the follicle, stunting the cells that regrow the hair. Because hair grows in phases, laser hair removal must be employed during a hair’s active stage of growth.

Each hair goes through four primary stages of growth – an anagen stage, a catagen stage, a telogen stage, and exogen stage. The growth stage is known as the anagen stage. The catagen stage represents a transitional phase. During this period, the hair follicle shrinks and becomes detached from the follicle’s base, which is called the papilla.

The resting phase, or telogen stage, covers the period when old hair completely stops growing and falls out. After the old hair falls out, the hair follicle re-attaches itself to the dermal papilla or the base of the follicle, which leads to the emergence of new hair during the exogen stage. The cycle is repeated, starting, again, with the anagen or growth stage. That is why you need to go through several laser treatments. To target hair that is growing, this is necessary.

Most patients will need to go through several treatments (about 4 to 6 or a few more) spaced about 4 to 6 weeks apart to receive the best outcome. If you have lighter hair, you may need to undergo more treatments. Because patients have different skin types and hair colors, the rate of removal and the results will vary. However, once the initial treatments are completed, your skin will be smoother and hair-free.