Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal works on the principle of selective photothermolysis: the laser emits light at a wavelength selectively absorbed by the melanin pigment in the hair shaft and follicle, converting to heat that disables the follicle's growth function, while the surrounding skin and tissue are left intact. A contact-cooling system chills the skin surface during each pulse, protecting the epidermis and making the treatment comfortable even on sensitive…

Before the first session the team carries out a thorough skin assessment to record your phototype, hair colour and thickness, and the area to be treated, then sets the laser parameters accordingly and performs a test patch to confirm tolerability. Because hair grows in independent cycles and the laser only disables follicles actively in their growth (anagen) phase, a course of sessions spaced four to eight weeks apart is required to intercept hair at this…

During treatment you feel a rhythmic snapping or warming sensation as each pulse fires; the cooling handpiece reduces this to a brief mild sting. Immediately after, the treated skin may be slightly red or warm, settling within a few hours. It is normal to see treated hairs shedding over the following one to two weeks as the follicles deactivate. Between sessions the area should not be waxed, plucked or epilated (as the follicle must be intact to be…