Laser Hair Removal in Manchester

As its name indicates, laser hair removal is a body hair removal option that keeps your skin smooth by destroying the hair follicles. The therapist destroys the hair follicles by exposing the unwanted body hair to pulses of laser light. As the hair follicles are destroyed, your skin will be smooth and hair-free for about two years. But you must remember that laser hair removal is a medical procedure.

While performing laser hair removal, the therapist will destroy the hair follicles using pulses of laser light. Before starting the hair removal procedure, she will protect your skin by applying topical numbing medicine on the targeted areas. She will start the procedure only about 30 minutes after applying the numbing medicine.

The therapist will set up and adjust the equipment to deliver laser light according to the colour and thickness of the skin. She will destroy the hair follicles by delivering pulses of laser light to the targeted areas for several minutes. After destroying the hair follicles, she will soothe the skin using ice packs or applying anti-inflammatory creams.

While performing semi-permanent hair removal procedures, the therapist removes the unwanted body hair from the follicles. You can keep the skin smooth and hair-free for several weeks by waxing or threading the body hair. But the therapist destroys the hair follicles while performing the laser hair removal procedure. Hence, you can get rid of unwanted hair for about two years by getting laser hair removal. Also, the laser light helps the therapist to remove the body hair precisely and immediately.

Laser hair removal is often described as a permanent hair removal method. But you cannot remove body hair permanently by getting this body hair removal option. Laser hair removal will keep your skin hair-free and smooth for about two years. You need maintenance sessions to remove the hair grown after the body hair removal procedure.

You can prepare your skin and body hair properly for the laser hair removal procedure by following the instructions shared by the therapist.

• Allow the body hair to grow
• Avoid semi-permanent hair removal method at least six weeks before the appointment
• Don’t expose the skin to sun at least six weeks before the appointment
• Ensure that the medical procedure is performed only by a trained and experienced therapist

The therapist will soothe your skin using ice packs or applying anti-inflammatory cream after performing laser hair removal. But you must take care of the skin properly by following the aftercare instructions shared by the therapist.

• Use cool compresses or apply moisturizer to normalize the skin appearing sunburned after the laser hair removal session
• Manage minor side-effects like redness, swelling, and scarring
• Apply makeup on your face only when there is no blistering
• Keep the colour of the treated skin intact using sunscreen for one month after the session
   

While performing laser hair removal, the therapist will destroy the hair follicles. But you can reduce hair growth only after six to eight laser hair removal sessions. The therapist will schedule the sessions at a gap of two to four weeks. You must consult the therapist to know the number of sessions required to get rid of unwanted body hair for a longer duration.