What to Expect During Laser Hair Removal

Before the laser hair removal procedure treatment is started, your skin hair are trimmed to a few millimeters in order to adjust laser equipment according to color, texture and thickness of hair, not only that but also the location of your hair being treated and it also depends on your skin color.

Laser Hair Removal process

The technician that is to perform your laser treatment will have to wear appropriate eye protection in order to avoid any harm caused by the intensity of laser or light source. Not only that but it’s also necessary for your skin to be protected by using some sort of cold gel or special cooling device or otherwise it can burn your outlet layer of skin. Also this will help light penetrate the skin.

Protection

Depending on the laser or light source used, you and the technician will need to wear appropriate eye protection. It will also be necessary to protect the outer layers of your skin with a cold gel or special cooling device. This will help the laser light penetrate the skin.

Treatment Reaction

Afterwards, when the technician gives a pulse of light to the area that is to be treated, it would need to be watched and checked for several minutes in order to ensure that the settings have been adjusted rightly and that it isn’t reacting badly.

After-Procedure Treatments

After the process has been completed, the treated person maybe provided with some ice packs, anti-inflammatory creams or lotions or even cold water for easing the discomfort of felt. Hair removal treatments will have to keep going until the hair growth stops. And for that you can reschedule your treatment after four to six weeks of the previous procedure.

Recovery and Risks

Where, there are many benefits of getting laser hair treatments, there maybe some hazards or side effects of it too:

Feels Like Sun-Burned

After you’re done with your laser treatment, your skin can feel like it’s sun-burned and even it’ll look like that. But that’s normal and nothing to worry for, because it’ll wear off in a few days once you cool it down, compress and moisturize it.

Wearing Makeup

Wearing makeup after the treatment just needs 24 hours delay, and after that you can go with your routine style makeup techniques unless your skin is sensitive and treatment has caused blisters on your skin.

Sunscreen Protection

Hair will fall down in months but in order to avoid the temporary changes in your skin color, one should wear sunscreen while going out.

Blisters

Blisters forming are a very rare chance but it’s more common in people with darker complexion.

Potential Side Effects

Some of the side effects that can be experienced are swelling, redness and scarring. But these are all temporary effects, permanent scarring or changing in skin color are very rare.

Costs of Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal treatment is neither too cheap nor too expensive of a treatment. It’s cost also depends on the area of the skin being treated and the number of sessions taken. It’s average cost is $235 per session. Cost varies according to:

Size of Area

Larger the area of skin being treated, more time will be required and hence the cost will be increased.

Number of Treatments

More number of treatments will cost more.

Performing Technician

If a doctor himself performs a procedure, then due to his experience and accuracy, the treatment will cost more than daily technicians.

Country

Different country has different rates of the process, but also varies from area to area within a country.

It’s recommended to ask a consultant for the best area to get your Laser hair removal procedure done from.

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