Is Laser Hair Removal Permanent?

Video Transcript

"I'm Keeley Selvage with Keeley's Skin Solutions. I've been a licensed Clinical Aesthetician for over half a decade and I'm going to talk to you about whether or not Laser Hair Removal is permanent. That is a very good question, actually. It's actually 98-99% permanent. Now I'm going to tell you why that is, and what exactly that means. Now in order for the Laser to work, what happens is the heat from the Laser travels down the hair, and it kills the hair root. Therefore, that root is permanently killed. It's not going to create any more hairs. But, now the Laser is only attracted to hairs that are in the growth stage. We have four stage of hair growth, therefore, repeated treatments are going to be need for that. Now in order for it to be 100% permanent, all of the hair would have to grow at the same time. But, it doesn't do that. So it's only 98-99% permanent. And you will have to come in for touch ups, really once or twice a year. Maybe even shave a little bit, but, for the most part, that hair is gone, it's smooth and it's wonderful. One thing you also want to keep in mind, is that changing hormones can actually create new hair follicles. So that doesn't mean that the Laser didn't work, that just means that your body's changing and it's creating more hair follicles. So you may have to go back for more treatments because of that as well. My name is Keeley Selvage with Keeley's Skin Solutions and that is the answer to whether or not Laser Hair Removal is permanent."