Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal works by directing pulses of light at the pigment in the hair follicle; the light is absorbed and converted to heat, which is intended to disable the follicle's ability to produce new hair. Because each hair must be in its active growth phase to respond, and only a portion of follicles are active at any time, the treatment is delivered as a course of sessions spaced several weeks apart to gradually reduce regrowth across the whole area.…

A session can last from a few minutes for a small area such as the upper lip up to around an hour for full legs. Most people describe a warm snapping sensation as each pulse fires, eased by the cooling, and the skin may look slightly pink for a short time afterwards. The clinic prices a wide range of areas — face, underarms, arms, chest, back, abdomen, bikini and legs — both as single sessions and as discounted four- and six-session packages, with larger…