Laser Hair Removal Post Treatment

What Happens With Laser Hair Removal Post Treatment

In an age when we expect instant results for everything we do there is not much patience when it comes to healing periods and cosmetic surgery. Patients are often led to believe that they will instantly have hair free smooth skin after one session with the laser hair removal machine. This is not true and there are some things that you will need to do to have a good experience with laser hair removal post treatment. Hair will not fall out completely after one session, it is a gradual process. You can help this process along with a few simple actions.

Shedding Hair

The first thing that needs to be done with laser hair removal post treatment is to moisturize. Soothe your skin with an irritant free moisturizer such as natural aloe vera gel. Make sure to look for one that is fragrance and color free. Put this on all treated areas.

It might be alarming to see hair growing longer during laser hair removal post treatment. The hair is not actually growing but pushing its way out of the epidermis. This can take as little as a week and a half or as long as three and a half weeks. To help this part of the laser hair removal post treatment you can gently exfoliate the skin.

Don’t use a face or body scrub to exfoliate during this part of the laser hair removal post treatment. Instead use a loofah and be very gentle. Don’t be tempted to pluck, wax, or shave the remaining hair during laser hair removal post treatment. Allow it to fall out on its own. there might be black dots as well, leave these alone and don’t pick at them.

Your skin will be hair free after this shedding process has occurred. However a new cycle of hair will emerge. Hair that was dormant during your first laser session will make an appearance maybe six or ten weeks after your laser hair removal session. Once the six or ten weeks mark has passed you can go in for another session.

Don’t rush in for another treatment if you see that there is more hair growing during laser hair removal post treatment. You want to make sure there are enough hairs for a treatment. Going in too soon means you could be missing out on a whole cycle of hair growth. Most importantly you need to listen to what the technician tells you.