Laser Hair Removal Sherwood Park

Lasers are attracted to darker pigment. The laser light will target hair – which is generally darker than the surrounding skin – travel down the shaft of hair to the root where its energy is dispersed as thermal energy (heat).

If that particular hair follicle is in the anagen phase, the laser energy destroys the tiny blood vessel feeding the hair, preventing regrowth.

Hair must be in the active growing phase (Anagen) for treatment to be effective. This is when the hair is still attached to the base of the hair follicle, allowing destruction of the blood supply.

The percentage of hair is the Anagen phase varies from place to place on the body (from a high of about 85% in head hair to a low of about 20% for legs). Also, it can take up to 26 weeks for hair to cycle through the phases.

Therefore multiple treatments are required to catch all the hair in the Anagen phase. Eight treatments or less will be adequate for most people. This does vary depending on skin type (darker skins may take a couple more sessions), age, and other factors.

Almost everywhere! We can laser you from top to toe with the exception of nostrils, inside the ear, and within the orbital rim (eye socket). We cannot shape eyebrows but are happy to remove your unibrow for you & take care of other facial hair removal.

Our lasers provide safe and effective treatment for all skin colours. We use the GentleMax which is actually a dual laser using an Alex laser (755 nm) for lighter skins and a YAG laser (1064 nm) for darker skins.

On average 80-95% of lasered hair is permanently gone after a recommended course of treatments, whereas when you wax, pluck or shave, the hair always grows back. With laser hair removal you need never wax or shave again!

Laser hair removal requires the presence of pigment for the laser to target. Unfortunately, this means it is not effective on blonde, grey, white, or pale red coloured hair. It is effective on dark red hair.