Unlike shaving, waxing, depilatories and plucking, laser hair removal provides a long term growth delay and permanent hair reduction. Laser hair removal is fast and effective where electrolysis treats a single hair at a time, laser hair removal can cover large areas rapidly.

Laser hair removal is typically a very tolerable procedure. On a scale of 1-10 most patients rate it a 3 or 4. The procedure is often likened to a rubber band snap. Certain areas may be more sensitive (bikini, lower legs) and your physician may recommend the use of a topical numbing cream prior to treatment.

Depending on the area to be treated, laser hair removal can take only a few minutes or over an hour. The most commonly treated areas, bikini line, upper lip, chin, underarms, typically require less than 20 minutes for treatment.

Yes, you can return to work and normal activities immediately. After laser hair removal, the treated site may feel like mild sunburn for 24 hours, or more. Slight redness and swelling surrounding the hair follicles is normal and is actually an indicator of a good clinical response. Although irritating preparations (glycolic acid, retinoid etc) should be avoided, makeup can be applied to the treated area shortly after treatment.

The laser energy is absorbed by the melanin pigment in the hair follicle and converted to heat. The heat injures the hair follicle preventing its ability to produce hair.

The LightSheer is safe and effective on all skin types and tanned skin. Because it is absorbed by melanin, laser hair removal is most effective on darker hair. However the paler the skin and darker the hair, the result is achieved with less sessions and vice versa.

Every patient is different. In general, lighter skinned patients (Type: 1-3) will require 4-6 treatments and darker skinned patients (Type: 4-6), will required 6-8 treatments spaced approximately 4-8 weeks apart to achieve satisfactory results. Our practice cannot promise that each patient will achieve any level of permanent hair reduction; however, on average most patients can expect to achieve a 50-90% permanent reduction in the number of hairs following a full course of treatment within the prescribe time.

• Face & Neck areas: every 4 weeks
• Body areas: every 8 weeks

Therefore, when a patient does not follow the above schedule and / or exposed the treated areas to the sun by getting a tan, more sessions may be required than the amount suggested above.