Will Laser Hair Removal Hurt
If you are considering laser hair removal for a specific part of your body, this is probably the first question that entered your mind.
The level of pain from laser hair removal depends on the patient and that person's skin and hair type. Typically, the treatment tends to hurt less for people with lighter skin tones and finer hair. Most people however, tolerate laser hair removal very well.
In case the patient is uncomfortable, the laser technician offers topical anesthetic that numbs the skin or ice packs. Depending on the type of laser being used, a cool laser tip, gel, or spray is always used to increase comfort of the laser hair removal treatment. The laser's cooling system provides an additional anesthetic effect.
Patients have described the sensation from laser hair removal as discomfort rather than pain; similar to the feeling of a rubber band being snapped against your skin with an awareness of heat. After the laser hair removal treatment, patients can expect the treated area to be red and feel similar to a sunburn.
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