Laser Hair Removal Tips
July 17, 2008 - 13:43
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.
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 :)
You shouldn't tweeze any hairs in the area where you are going to have laser hair removal for at least a couple of weeks before you have the treatment, and ideally longer - as soon as you know you are planning to have laser hair removal then stop tweezing. You can shave instead as that doesn't affect the hair under the skin.