Before receiving laser hair treatments, it is crucial that you refrain from using any sunless skin creams, deodorant, or plucking your hair – this can prevent the laser light from reaching its target: your root.
After your laser hair removal treatment, the hair bulb may break out within 7-30 days, leading to redness and bumps on the treated area.
1. It will not work
Laser hair removal works by targeting beams of light onto your skin, where they penetrate deep down into your hair follicle and heats it up, heating the melanin inside it until it heats enough to kill off and stop producing new hair follicles. However, for optimal results this process must be repeated regularly; that is why we advise our patients to maintain an environment free from hair growth between sessions by not waxing, plucking or threading in that area – these processes could interfere with growth cycles and compromise its success!
After your laser treatment session, you may notice some new hair growing back in the treated area. Don’t panic! This is a good sign and shows that the treatment was successful – plus it serves as a reminder to come back in for another session!
After receiving laser treatments, it’s normal for the area to become red or develop small bumps shortly afterwards due to slight inflammation of pores caused by heat from laser. This side effect should subside within days.
Before attending laser sessions, it is wise to shave the areas being treated a few days in advance in order to remove surface layer hairs and make laser targeting of hair follicles easier. Furthermore, tanning may change how your body absorbs certain types of light which reduces their effectiveness as treatments.
Care should also be taken when choosing a salon to undergo laser treatments at, since not all salons use equal equipment at affordable rates. If in doubt about whether your chosen place is reputable and certified, ask about its experience, certifications and training, equipment as well as certification status so that you know you will receive quality and safe care.
2. It will irritate the skin
The skin is an intricate organ that must be treated with great care and respect. Any unnecessary activities that could potentially harm it, its hair follicles or any internal structures should be avoided; such activities include excessive scrubbing, exfoliation or using chemical-laden soaps and bath products that contain perfumed fragrances; these could potentially irritate and clog pores further resulting in inflammation.
Clients may experience immediate sensitivity after laser treatment, such as itching, sunburn-like sensations or redness and swelling of the affected area. This is normal and easily managed using cooling or numbing creams. Furthermore, we advise clients not to shave affected areas for several days post treatment to prevent further damage or irritation to those areas.
Waxes or plucking should not be performed between laser sessions either, as this will compromise its efficacy. Shaving is a better solution that does not affect the root of any hairs that emerge between treatments; also note that sometimes your skin’s color changes from treatment – becoming darker in certain places but lighter elsewhere; this is normal and should not cause alarm; nonetheless it would be prudent to wear sunscreen to these affected areas until its effects subside.
After receiving laser hair removal treatment, clients should wait two weeks before engaging in any other cosmetic treatments such as chemical peels, IPL photofacial, and microdermabrasion to minimize irritation to their skin. Furthermore, it’s wise to avoid swimming pools, lakes or oceans for two weeks as these sources could contain bacteria or algae which could further irritate it. Finally, wearing wide-brimmed hats and using broad spectrum SPF sunscreen when outdoors to safeguard from UV rays would also be advised.
3. It will damage the hair follicles
Laser treatments use pulses of light aimed at hair follicles to absorb melanin pigmentation in them and heat it, damaging their bulb, bulge, and vascular supply to cause the follicles to be eliminated without producing new hair growth. Although not painful, laser treatment may cause some slight sensation similar to rubber bands snapping against your skin during treatment – usually lasting 24 hours afterward.
One to three weeks post treatment, you should see your treated area shedding hairs due to laser’s selective targeting of anagen phase hairs versus catagen phase ones; any hair in transition will not be targeted by laser. You can speed up this shedding process using an appropriate exfoliant that suits your skin type and/or gentle exfoliants such as Glycolic.
After laser treatment, it is crucial not to tweeze, wax, pluck or use depilatory creams in the treated area as this may remove hair directly from its root and compromise its results. You should also wait six weeks before shaving in this area as shaving only removes hair above the surface but does not affect hair follicles directly.
Plucking, waxing and other hair removal methods can damage follicles and diminish their ability to produce new hair growth. Furthermore, laser treatment may cause hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation in areas treated by it due to stimulating or inhibiting melanin production by stimulating or inhibiting it, respectively. As a result, skin produces more or less pigment.
Laser hair removal requires multiple sessions for desired results. Most people require four to six sessions for permanent results. If you prefer quick results now, temporary methods like waxing or using depilatory creams such as Pfizer’s Depilatory cream may work just as effectively; but should only be used temporarily between laser sessions.
4. It will cause ingrown hairs
No one likes ingrown hairs – they appear as red bumps on your skin that are often painful and itchy, and are difficult to remove. While laser hair removal won’t completely eliminate ingrowns, it does help reduce their frequency by damaging hair follicles so they cannot produce hair; ingrowns occur due to dead skin cells, oils, or dirt clogging up areas directly above hair follicles which prevent hair growth as planned, leading to ingrowns instead.
Avoid shaving any affected areas to avoid ingrown hairs; shaving will cause hairs to break off instead of rising up from beneath the skin, as intended. Exfoliation products should also be applied once or twice weekly – however excessive exfoliation can lead to sensitive and irritated skin and is another potential risk factor for ingrown hairs.
Keep in mind that after receiving laser treatments, it is not advisable to pluck or wax immediately afterwards as these methods remove hair directly from its root, potentially interfering with their effectiveness. Since lasers target pigment in hair color instead, waiting some weeks should help achieve optimal results when using these types of hair removal techniques again.
Ingrown hairs can appear anywhere on the body, though they are more likely to occur where someone has been shaving, such as on their legs. They may also form after bleaching your hair which alters its color and makes laser treatments harder to target the root of each individual follicle.
Laser hair removal treatments have the power to significantly decrease ingrown hairs if performed on a regular basis, particularly if shaved prior to laser sessions as this will ensure no unwanted hairs remain on the surface of skin that could compromise its effectiveness.
