Laser hair removal

[Alain Joseph]

I have a dry skin and planning to do laser hair removal so as to get rid of unwanted hair in my hands and face. How many consultations will I need to get a satisfactory result? 

 

[Elizabethhh]

I heard about this. Although as far i know, there are no reported side effects but i recommend you should talk with someone specialist before taking this type of laser treatment.

 

[feemia]

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I have a dry skin and planning to do laser hair removal so as to get rid of unwanted hair in my hands and face. How many consultations will I need to get a satisfactory result? 

It's different for everyone.  It depends, in part, on how coarse the hair is and the color of your hair and your skin.  

 

[FacesbySAM]

As mentioned, it depends on how coarse your hair is, but it also depends on the strength of the laser the technician uses.  I started hair removal at one office, and I wasn't seeing much results.  But I'd bought a Groupon-type package deal with them, so I kept going back (total of 4 times) until I'd used it up.  The pain as noticeable, but nothing too significant.  Then I switched and started seeing a friend of mine who works at a dermatologist's office.  The first two sessions, I noticed more pain.  Since she didn't have the chart from the other office, she didn't know what strength they were using on me.  Each appointment though she'd increase the strength a little bit, and the effects were better and better.  Then, she got me a prescription for a numbing cream so that she could use more intensity for even better results now that my body had gotten used to it.  After that application, I haven't been back, and I have 80% hairlessness in that area (bikini zone).  It's been since around October I believe.  She also used it on my underarms at that treatment, and I didn't have to shave for about two months, although the hair is back to it's normal growth pattern now.  I plan to have two more bikini treatments at the higher strength, and then a few more on the underarms until I don't need sessions every 6 weeks to maintain them.  But it still does require going 1-2 a year for maintenance since it's not permanent.  It works by putting the hair follicle into the "resting" phase of its growth pattern.  The more often you do it, the longer it stays in that phase, which is why after a while you only have to go back 1-2 a year.

 

[ckelly10]

Hi Alain, I am in the middle of getting laser hair removal at thew minute at the Premier Laser Clinic (Link removed, per Terms of Service.) and when I went the first time I had a initial consultation with the beauty clinician who told me that treatments are different for everyone for a number of reasons which include skin tone, hair type and hair colour. Anyway usually from what I understand people usually need around 6-8 treatments as the hairs have cycles so not all the hair can be removed at once.

Your best bet would be to go to a clinic and ask to have a consultation which is usually free and if they can do a patch test on the area on skin you want treating.

 

[Lily Tee]

Hi! I got a few areas done with laser hair removal. (underarms, face, brazilian) It depends on the person and how coarse the hair is. It took me 6-7 treatments. 6-8 weeks apart. Overall, it took me a year to complete the laser hair removal. Its been a year since my last treatment and I haven't seen any hair growth. I really love it because I don't have to worry about shaving/waxing etc. It feels like rubberband snapping and it takes a few minutues. The results after made my skin red but it wasn't that bad. After applying cortizone, it calmed the redness and my skin was back to normal in about 15-30 mins.