This disables the follicle and impairs its ability to grow hair. This is important because this protects the surrounding skin while effectively treating the surrounding hair. This offers the patient a treatment for unwanted hair that is safer as well as more effective than other lasers. If you're concerned about unwanted hair, you're probably a good candidate for laser hair removal. Other factors can influence the treatment process, but these are best evaluated and discussed by a physician in person.
Most patients describe the experience as a series of slight pin pricks to the skin.
The majority of patients tolerate this without any use of anesthetics. Within 30 minutes of treatment, the skin may become pink or red, resembling a mild sunburn. This may last from a few hours to one day. Hair grows in cycles. At any given time, some hair follicles are dormant.