How Permanent Is Laser Hair Removal?

Waxing, plucking, or shaving hair can be time-consuming and sometimes painful. You do not want to spend a lot of time shaving certain areas of your body only to have the hair grow back several hours later. Nobody wants to endure this task each time one wants to show off one’s skin.

Laser Hair Removal

Thanks to the wonders of laser technology, you no longer have to go through the process of shaving, threading, plucking, or waxing every day. Laser hair removal is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures in the United States.

How It Works

It involves the beaming of highly concentrated light into the patient’s hair follicles. Pigments in the hair follicles absorb light energy, destroying or damaging hair in the treatment area. Lasers are extremely effective in removing unwanted hair from the legs, face, arms, back, bikini line, chin, underarms, and other areas of the body.

During the procedure, heat from the laser destroys the hair follicle, preventing hair from growing from it. The growth cycle for hair involves resting, shedding, and growing phases. If your recently shaved hair is in the resting phase, the technician may not be able to see it. Thus, you may need to wait for it to grow back before undergoing laser hair removal.

Benefits

One of the benefits of this hair removal treatment is it can target coarse, dark hair. However, it does not damage the surrounding skin. Also, the process is extremely fast since it can destroy many hairs simultaneously.

Each laser pulse takes a fraction of a second, capable of treating an area about the size of a quarter. This means you can treat your upper lip in less than a minute. Larger areas of your body, such as your legs or back, may take up to an hour.

Are the Results Permanent?

Laser hair removal works by using light energy to heat the hair follicles to prevent new hairs from growing. Essentially, it is a long-term hair removal treatment that makes the hair follicles dormant for a long time. The results are not permanent, but they last much longer than other hair removal techniques.

When your hairs grow back, they will be fewer in number, finer, and lighter. Many people tout it as a permanent hair removal treatment. However, in reality, it only reduces the number of unwanted hairs in the treatment area. The hair may grow back if you fail to destroy the follicle during the procedure.

According to experts, laser hair removal works better in people with darker hair and light skin tones. According to the American Association of Dermatology, patients need to work with a board-certified dermatologist to achieve the best results.

Whether or not your hair regrows will depend on the skill of the technician removing the hair and the type of hair that grows back. In some cases, it is possible to remove all hair from the target area after several treatment sessions.

For more on laser hair removal, visit Cooper Chiropractic & Wellness Center at our office in New York, New York. You can call (332) 205-9073 today to schedule an appointment.