Most people live with the endless struggle to control unwanted body hair, a problem that can be embarrassing, depending on the amount and location of hair. Most methods of removing unwanted hair are inconvenient and often painful. Traditional options for hair removal include messy creams, hot wax, and razors that may leave behind uncomfortable bumps. The problem with methods like cutting, plucking, and waxing is that they produce only temporary results. Hair grows continually, which means that you must constantly manage it. At Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, we offer a better solution: revolutionary laser hair removal.
What Areas Does Laser Hair Removal Cover?
Laser hair removal is just one of many cosmetic services readily available for Boca Raton area patients interested in addressing areas of unwanted hair on the face and body. Patients will find that they can apply laser hair removal anywhere, but the most common treatment areas include:
- Legs
- Arms
- Underarms
- Bikini line
- Face
- Back
- Chest
How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?
Body hair grows in a cycle with both resting and active phases. Laser treatments destroy actively growing hairs present in the follicles. Because laser light does not affect hairs in the resting phase, timing is vital in the treatment process.
Laser hair removal damages the hair follicles to keep them from producing hair in the future, making it the perfect way to achieve hair-free skin. We can complete this treatment by using numbing creams on the skin for patients with low pain tolerance, though many patients are comfortable throughout their sessions.
Patients will find that hair will fall out over the next few days following their treatments, and these follicles will no longer produce unwanted hair. You may need to complete more sessions for long-term results from laser hair removal. Many of our laser hair removal patients maintain their smoothest skin with an annual maintenance treatment.
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Best Candidates for Laser Hair Removal
There isn’t a person out there who doesn’t have unwanted hair somewhere on their body. That’s even more the case in sunny South Florida, where we’re donning a swimsuit so often. Basically, everyone is a great candidate for laser hair removal, but it works best for patients with these characteristics:
- High contrast between their skin and hair:Â Laser hair removal offers more noticeable results for individuals who have a high contrast between the color of their hair and their skin, like those with dark hair and light skin. However, our modern lasers can treat people of any skin or hair color.
- Coarse hair or thicker hair:Â Coarse hair often responds better to laser hair removal treatment than fine hair, as thicker hair contains more pigment, which allows the laser to target it more effectively.
- Consistent skin tone:Â Skin with sun damage can complicate the laser hair removal process, making individuals with more consistent skin tones better candidates for effective laser hair removal.
- Realistic expectations:Â While laser hair removal treatment is effective, candidates must enter with realistic expectations and understand that the exact results vary from person to person.
Benefits of Laser Hair Removal
Removing unwanted hair through the usual means is so tedious. You pluck, wax, shave, or apply harsh depilatory creams to get rid of the hair, and then a couple of weeks later, it comes right back. Who doesn’t love that?
By removing up to 90 percent of your unwanted hair permanently, you won’t spend so much time and money shaving, plucking, and so on. Your skin will be happy if it doesn’t continually have a case of razor burn. Ingrown hairs will be a thing of the past. It just makes life so much easier.
People sometimes wonder if the cost of laser hair removal is worth it. Studies have found that over a lifetime, the average woman spends over $10,000 on hair removal methods, such as shaving or harsh depilatory creams. That number is $23,000 for a lifetime of waxing. Compared to those numbers, laser hair removal is a bargain.
Why Choose Rendon Center for Your Laser Hair Removal Needs?
Since the creation of Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, our goal has been to help patients look and feel their best. Our world-class board-certified providers are willing to take the time to understand your goals and work with you to develop a treatment plan to meet your schedule and needs. Some other reasons why our customers turn to us for their laser hair removal in Boca Raton, Florida, include:
- Advanced technology:Â We use advanced laser technology to treat all skin tones and hair colors effectively.
- Experienced staff:Â Our staff have years of experience providing effective laser hair removal to meet the highest safety standards.
- Comfort and convenience:Â Laser hair removal has no downtime, making it easy to fit treatments into your schedule and resume normal activities after a session.
- Comprehensive care:Â We offer customized treatment plans and ongoing maintenance to provide effective, long-term results.
Frequently Asked Questions on Laser Hair Removal
We treat our patients with the most advanced technology for laser hair removal. Anyone can achieve the desired goals of experiencing smoother, hair-free skin. This advanced medical procedure targets hair follicles using intense pulses of laser light. As the melanin, or dark pigment in hairs, reacts to this light, the follicle is incapable of further hair production.
Each session for laser hair removal will last according to the size of the treatment area. Small areas of treatment, such as upper lip hair removal, will take only a few minutes, whereas larger areas of skin, such as leg or back hair removal, will need more time.
Laser hair treatment produces results faster and far more comfortably than electrolysis. Laser energy can affect many follicles simultaneously rather than one at a time.
The Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine professionals in Boca Raton offer quick, comfortable laser hair removal with no downtime.
As mentioned above, laser hair removal works best when there is a high contrast between the patient’s skin and hair color. So, avoiding the sun is essential before your appointment. That’s hard to do here in Boca, but it’s important for successfully removing more hair. Here are the things we want you to do before your laser hair removal session at our 13th Street offices:
- Avoid sun exposure: If you have a tan, let it fade before coming in for your session. As a rule, we advise patients not to have sun exposure on the areas with unwanted hair for 4-6 weeks before their session.
- Avoid plucking, waxing, and electrolysis: For the laser energy to get down into the follicle, the hair must be actively anchored. Plucking, waxing, and electrolysis all disturb the follicle. Shaving is fine, as it doesn’t affect hair in the follicle.
- Clean your skin: The treatment areas must be free from cosmetics, lotions and creams. This also means not applying deodorant if you are receiving treatment for your underarms.
Certain skincare products: Certain anti-aging skincare products can irritate when interacting with laser energy. These include alpha hydroxy acid, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and others. We’ll discuss these with you and tell you what to avoid for a few days before and after your appointment.
While the FDA has approved many different lasers for permanent hair reduction, the reality of laser hair removal is more complicated. It's virtually impossible to permanently remove hair from a treatment area largely because laser treatment can only treat hair follicles in the growth phase. If the hair is between phases or resting, then the treatment will not affect it.Â
The human body has about five million individual hairs, and each hair operates independently. Based on these numbers, it's not possible to fully treat every hair, even in a small treatment area.
Hormones also affect hair, and intense hormone changes can cause the follicles to heal. This is not to say that laser hair removal is not effective. Most people report it to be more effective than shaving or waxing, and the hairs grow back lighter and fewer in number.
The FDA approved the first lasers for hair removal in 1995, but they had been in testing for two decades prior to that. Over nearly three decades of commercial use, lasers have proven to be incredibly safe and effective for removing hair. Laser technology continues to improve to better handle lighter hair colors and darker skin tones.
After laser hair removal, the most common side effect is some redness and possibly slight swelling in the treatment areas. This usually passes within a few hours. There is a risk of burning the skin, but that is usually only a problem with inexperienced operators who do laser hair removal as a sideline. At Rendon Center, our staff is highly trained and experienced with laser hair removal. This ensures your comfort and the most successful hair removal.
Laser hair removal can provide reduction after just one treatment, but for complete hair removal, several sessions should be scheduled weeks apart. This targets hair in the active growth phase, the only phase in the cycle where the laser can affect the follicles. Patients who have had several sessions will be able to enjoy hair-free skin, though some patients may prefer just a few treatments to reduce the amount of hair in the treatment area. Speaking with our team of professionals is the best way to determine the most appropriate scheduling for sessions.
Laser hair treatment produces results faster and far more comfortably than electrolysis. Laser energy can affect many follicles simultaneously rather than one at a time.
Schedule a Consultation Today!
If you are ready to enjoy silky smooth skin without the chore of shaving, plucking, or waxing, call Rendon Center at 561-750-0544 or fill out the form on this page to book a consultation for laser hair treatment with one of our experienced dermatologists today.
