A course is ideally 8 sessions.

Hair grows at different rates. To successfully treat the base of the hair follicle and cauterize the growth, the hair must be in the ‘Anagen’ or ‘Active’ stage of growth and in order to capture this across a whole area – 8 sessions are calculated to be required to treat every individual hair.

The laser is a directional light source that causes heat to build up in the target area. The light source used in professional lasers is attracted to your pigment what is present in your hair and skin. It is more concentrated at the root of the hair and therefore the directional beam is drawn straight to this area. The wavelength of the laser then determines the depth that it will travel into the skin- 805nm Diode is exactly the depth of an average hair follicle root.

No. Modern advanced technology ensures that your treatment will be comfortable and the chilling technique will reduce heat sensation, although to feel heat in the skin afterwards is normal.

IPL or Intense Pulsed Light is a non directional scattered light source. This light treatment will blanket treat the skin at varying depths and spot sizes and has a non specific target area, making it less effective at removing hair permanently. Lasers are designed to spot target hair follicles at very specific depths making it more accurate, more effective and you need much less treatment, making it more cost effective than IPL for hair removal.

IPL however is excellent for skin rejuvenation and facial treatments.

Yes laser is safe to use for this purpose as long as the operator has been fully trained and is qualified. Every laser provider in the Borough of Richmond must be licensed. There are no known detrimental side effects from the use of cosmetic lasers reported at this time.