Laser hair removal is a cosmetic procedure that has a strong laser or intense pulsed light (IPL) to take out unwanted hair.

This light source has ability to heat and destroys hair follicles in the skin. It disrupts the hair growth.

face, chest, legs, arms, underarms and bikini line are the common areas of treatment.

It can be helpful for women with hirsutism that is extensive hair Growth.

How to Prepare for Laser Hair Removal

It is to acknowledge that the laser hair removal is more than just eliminating the unwanted hair from your body. It actually requires a specific medical method that needs training to perform. Therefore, it is necessary that you thoroughly check the credentials of the doctor or technician who would be performing the procedure before getting it done.

If you aim on undergoing laser hair removal, you should avoid plucking, limit waxing, and electrolysis for six weeks. As laser targets the hairs’ roots, which are temporarily removed by waxing or plucking.

During Procedure

The doctor will use a hand-held laser instrument to your skin. Depending on the type of laser, a cooling device on the tip of the instrument or a cool gel might be used to protect your skin and lessen the risk of side effects.

When the doctor  starts the laser, a beam will pass through your skin to the hair follicles. The intense heat from the laser beam destroys the hair follicles, which restricts hair growth. One may sense discomfort, such as a warm pinprick. People also feel cold from the cooling device.

Small areas such as upper lip might take only a few minutes for treatment. Treating a larger area, such as the back, might take more than an hour.

After-math

The affected area may be red with a rash for a few hours to a few days. Regularly holding an ice pack to the skin may help. Another thing is your skin will be more sensitive to the sun rays after laser hair removal. It is suggested that it is best to avoid exposing the treated area of skin to sunlight until after the treatment course has completed.  Despite  weather conditions, use sunscreen (minimum SPF30) for at least 4 weeks on exposed areas being treated.

You will also see a reduction in the number of hairs in the treated area right  after the procedure. Two to eight weeks after laser hair removal, you may begin to notice an increase in hair growth in the treated area. This happens because not all hair follicles react equally to the laser. Mostly 10 to 25 percent reduction in hair is seen after the first treatment. It takes between three and eight sessions for permanent hair loss. The evaluation with your specialist before the procedure will give you a good idea about number of treatment sessions. Also, you may have touch-up session yearly to maintain effects.

Benefits of Laser Hair Removal

Lasers are important for removing unwanted hair from the face, leg, chin, back, arm, underarm, bikini line, and other areas.

Benefits of laser hair removal include:

Precision. One of the most important benefit of this treatment is that lasers can selectively target dark, coarse hairs while leaving the surrounding skin undamaged and completely safe.

Speed. When each pulse of the laser aims at the body part in a fraction of a second, it works in utter speed. It can treat many hairs at a time. It is effective to treat an area approximately the size of a quarter every second. Small areas such as the upper lip can be treated in less than a minute, and large areas, such as the back or legs, may take up to an hour.

Predictability. Most patients have permanent loss usually after three to seven sessions.

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