How Many Sessions Are Necessary for Successful Laser Hair Removal?

The number of sessions necessary for successful laser hair removal will depend upon your type of hair and skin color. In most cases, multiple sessions are required; typically between five and seven. However, in some cases, up to a dozen sessions may be necessary to guarantee a long-term reduction of hair.

The time interval between these individual treatments has not been standardized – although most specialists will usually recommend spacing the treatments at four to six weeks apart for most areas of your body.

Once again, the total number of sessions required will depend primarily on your sex, skin color, area of the body being treated, and the coarseness of your hair. Course dark colored hair on light skin is the easiest type to treat, while finer hair on dark colored skin will usually required more sessions over a longer period of time. Considerably more treatments may be required on the facial areas of both men and women in order to achieve the desired results.

It’s important to note that laser hair removal is not considered to be a “permanent” solution. Instead, it is considered to be a “long-term” solution. You should also know that the laser does not work on light or very fine (peachfuzz) hair. Also, since hair typically grows in several phases (anagen, telogen, catagen), the laser will only have effect on the actively growing follicles (anagen), and several sessions are required to kill hair through all the phases of growth.

The only permanent hair removal solution for all types of hair is electrolysis. However, it has several shortcomings. These include possible scarring, discomfort, and overall expense.

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Laser Hair Removal Versus Electrolysis

Another well known method for hair removal is Electrolysis. This is a method that has been used for over 130 years. If you have very fine or light-colored hair that you wish to have removed, then this is the best option for you since this is the only permanent hair removal option for that type of hair.

Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only allows the term “Permanent Hair Removal” to be associated with the electrolysis process. For Laser Hair Removal, the term used is “Permanent Hair Reduction”. Unlike laser epilation, electrolysis is known to be effective on all hair colors and types.

In the year 2000, a study was conducted in Ankara, Turkey to compare the laser hair removal process versus hair removal by electrolysis. This study included twelve patients. In conclusion, the laser hair removal method was found to be 60 times faster, less painful, and more reliable than the electrolysis method.

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How Laser Hair Removal Works

Laser hair removal works through a process known as Selective Photothermolysis, also known as SPTL. During this process, a beam of laser light is used to intentionally cause localized damage to specifically targeted regions within the skin. These regions are referred to as dark target matter and are located within the area of the skin that causes the hair to grow, known as the follicle. This dark target matter, also known as chromophore, can be either naturally-occurring or artificially introduced. Since this is a targeted procedure, the rest of the skin around the follicle, which is lighter in color, does not absorb as much heat from the laser light. By nature, light is absorbed more quickly by dark areas, so the laser light will be absorbed by the dark targeted material of the skin with much more speed and intensity than the lighter areas.

The primary chromophore for all of the hair removal lasers on the market today is known as Melanin. Melanin is the primary target for the laser. This is a naturally occurring substance within the skin and is the cause for all of the various skin tones and hair colors. There are two primary recipes of melanin that can be found within the human hair. Eumelanin is the recipe for brown or black colored hair, while Pheomelanin is the recipe for the blonde or red colors. Due to the naturally selective absorption of the photons produced by the light of the laser, only black or brown colored hair can be removed. The laser removal treatment works best with coarse, dark hair. The ideal combination is light skin and dark hair. However, the newer and more technically advanced lasers are able to also target dark black hair even in patients with dark skin.

The removal of unwanted hair is very common today in both men and women. Laser hair removal can easily be performed on the face, chin, lips, ears, neck, shoulders, chest, cleavage, abdomen, back, underarms, buttocks, legs, arms, thighs, hands, toes, and pubic areas.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of hair removal lasers in the United States in 1997 for the purpose of permanent hair reduction. Since then, laser hair removal has become extremely popular because of its speed and efficacy, even though some of the efficacy relies upon the skill and experience of the laser hair removal operator. The choice and availability of the various laser technologies also plays a big part in this equation. In some cases, follow-up treatments are required for further touch-up, especially on larger areas. In most cases, 3-8 sessions are required for the most effectiveness. It has also been reported that certain people are considered to be non-responders, although this is not confirmed and the reasons are not known. In fact, this may be due to a lack of experience on the part of the laser operators or the type of machine and settings being used.

What is “Laser Hair Removal”?

Laser Epilation was first performed on an experimental basis for about 20 years before finally becoming commercially available in the mid 1970s. Although technically not a laser, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) epilators utilize a flashing Xenon lamp technology to emit the full spectrum of light. These light-based and laser-based methods, also known as photoepilation or phototricholysis, are now commonly known as “laser hair removal”. One of the first articles to be published describing the process of laser hair removal was authored by the dermatology staff at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1998.

The efficacy of laser hair removal is now generally accepted in the dermatology community and laser hair removal is becoming more widely practiced. Many reviews of laser hair removal methods, safety practices, and efficacy have been published in various dermatology literatures that can be found via the Internet.

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- First and only FDA-cleared at home laser hair removal system
- Delivers lasting, hair-free results unlike any other hair removal product
- Comes with five enhanced, comfort settings to make each treatment more effective than ever before
- Includes a TRIA Laser hair removal device, skin sensor, and instructions for use
- 30-day money back satisfaction guaranteed by TRIA beauty