Laser Hair Removal Tips

Hi everyone

I thought I would start this thread for everyone to post their top tips about Laser Hair Removal. Have you been through laser hair removal treatment and would like to share your experiences, thoughts and wisdom with the rest of us? :)

To start the thread off, here is my tip of the day:

* Did you know that laser hair removal is less painful if you have shaved recently? You can shave the morning before your treatment, or if it is an area that you don't normally shave, shave it about 24 hours before hand so that any irritation to the skin has a chance to subside.

Laser hair removal

Great idea, I'll check this Laser hair removal thread often now.

Laser hair removal is safe

Laser hair removal is safe for most people—except if you are sensitive to light due to certain medications or a disorder or have an infection on the area you wish treated. The only part of the body that can’t be treated is eyebrows—for fear of eye damage—while some areas are difficult to treat, such as the scalp and upper lip.

pain relief for laser hair removal

Here's my tip!

* If you're at all worried about pain (although they say that laser hair removal is not as painful as waxing, but for those of us with low pain thresholds we still worry!) ... then be sure to tell your consultant that you want as much pain relief as possible. There are really good topical anaesthetics that you can apply to the skin before you have the laser treatment to numb it. You can use over the counter ones but I think that some laser clinics are able to get extra-strength ones that have even more of the pain relief drugs in. The more the better I say :)