Wanting to opt for laser hair removal treatment but wondering how long should one wait between laser hair removal sessions? Don’t get hassled, we will be explaining the course of this treatment in detail.
First of all, you should go for a consultation session with the trustable professional and then inform them of the area of interest for hair removal as it will decide the number of sessions and waiting time. Generally, a person would require 4 to 6 sessions, and each session will be spaced ideally 6 weeks apart. However, this would vary from each individual as there are a few factors that will determine the duration of the treatment.
These are the factors that will decide the number of sessions:
– Hair colour
– Size of the target area
– Hair texture
– Sun exposure during the period of treatment
– Hair growth rate
Individuals with light coloured hair such as light brown, white, blonde generally do not produce a good result so might require more sessions. Candidates with pale or dark coloured skin with dense hair are said to be the ideal candidates to produce the best outcome in laser hair removal treatment. Moreover, smaller target areas with lesser or slower hair growth and coarse hair texture will require lesser sessions to remove them permanently. Individuals opted for laser hair removal therapy are also advised to avoid sun exposure 6 weeks before and after the sessions to yield the best outcome. After each session, your skin appearance will resemble sunburned skin but do not worry, this will fade along with time, one can use a moisturizer to decrease skin dryness. In some cases, individuals might need to have maintenance sessions 6 monthly or yearly after finishing the designated sessions depending on the decision of treating aesthetician.
The waiting duration between sessions is heavily dependent on the biological cycle of the hair of different areas. You would have to wait for the actual hair which is known as anagen to grow back signifying most of the hair will be in the active phase of growth before you can have the next session so the treatment will be more effective. For example, facial hair will grow back averagely every 4 weeks so the ideal duration will be 4 weeks. As for leg hairs, it would take approximately 6 to 8 weeks so it would be the ideal duration for the next treatment.
Few possible side effects that might occur following the laser treatment are:
– Temporary skin discomfort, redness or swelling. These will usually disappear within a few hours.
– Skin colour changes. Sometimes the skin will be darkened or lightened temporarily, happens especially when aestheticians used the wrong technique.
– Skin blistering, crusting or scarring might happen, increasing the risk of skin infection.
– If the targeted area is near the eye, careless mistakes may cause eye injury.
Have no worries as the aestheticians will undergo intensive training to be fully qualified before they can conduct laser hair removal treatment, thus the procedure is generally safe and well-tolerated. Therefore, the choice of the treating aesthetician is very important as they understand the risk and able to prevent them, in additional to decide the best timing to assure the best result from this treatment.
