Laser hair removal

Laser hair removal is one of the most common cosmetic procedures performed in the United States and for good reason!

Nothing looks and feels better than smooth, hairless skin! Do you want to get rid of your unwanted, dark, coarse, or excessive hair?

Here we explore your options for hair removal by laser to give you a better sense of what method will work best for you and your budget.

WHY UNDERGO THE LASER FOR HAIR REMOVAL?

Men and women experience hair growth in different places, some more prominently than others. 

Your body is an amazing creation, designed to have hair across its surface to help regulate the body’s temperature.

The growth of hair, how much and how dark has a lot to do with genetics, ethnicity, and hormones.

Men are known to have more hair due to their bodies having androgens, which include a higher amount of testosterone than women typically have. 

Women with higher levels of testosterone which may be correlated to genetics, hormonal changes with age, or from a medical condition, may experience a more prominent presence of facial and body hair as well.

If you are like many with unwanted hair, you may have spent more time and money to remove the excess shag, including at-home or salon wax treatments, razors, shaving kits, chemical hair removal products, tweezing, and more!

We want you to know first, that choosing the hair removal laser comes with longer-lasting results.

Let’s dive deeper into what to expect for a laser hair treatment, the results, the cost and if it is the best hair removal method for you and your image!

THE BENEFITS OF HAIR REMOVAL BY LASER

The hair removal methods mentioned previously – shaving, waxing, tweezing and chemical treatments – add a significant amount of time to your personal grooming routine. 

They also leave the skin vulnerable to irritation and ingrown hairs, causing an unsightly and uncomfortable result.

Laser hair removal is a lot faster and less damaging, especially in more delicate areas of treatment like the face.

Waxing, especially these sensitive areas, comes with the side effect of redness and swelling which can damage your image.

There is also a risk of over-waxing, which could strip the skin of a layer, or burning the skin if the wax is too hot.

Have you ever grabbed your skin instead of the hair you were trying to pluck? That leaves a painful mark too!

WHAT IS LASER HAIR REMOVAL?

Here is how this method of getting rid of unwanted hair works.

Whether using an at-home device or by receiving treatments at a medical spa, hair removal lasers use beams of highly concentrated light to penetrate the hair follicles. 

The pigment in the hair follicles absorbs the light’s energy which gets converted to heat. The damage to the hair follicles decreases the ability for hair regrowth.

Many patients getting laser hair removal treatments at a medical aesthetics office request facial hair to be removed, especially on the upper lip or chin area. 

Underarms, legs, stomach, back, and the bikini line are also common requests.

Other types of hair removal treatments can also be done at home for a less expensive option but, of course, at the price of more time and sessions to see suitable results.

AT-HOME LASER HAIR REMOVAL DEVICES

Home laser hair removers range in price from around $199 to up to just under $500. The more potent the power in the light beam, the more you can expect to spend.

The number of treatments will determine the effectiveness of achieving the desired amount of hair reduction or permanent hair removal for your ideal image.

Something to consider first with a home hair removal option is that many “laser hair removal” devices are actually not lasers at all. 

Instead, they are actually Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) devices used to target the darker pigment in the hair follicle. 

Here we look at the pros and cons of some of the most recommended brands and models of at-home laser hair removal devices.

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