Women and men who decide to remove their hair with a laser for the first time often wonder about the pain of the procedure. There is no single answer, because the body of each person is individual, the same manipulations in people are felt in completely different ways. Laser Hair Removal is not always comfortable, but it is possible to avoid pain in any case.
FEELING DURING THE PROCEDURE
According to experts 4U Body&Skin, most clients feel warmth and tingling in the area of laser exposure. The greatest degree of discomfort is present when:
- bikini;
- armpit;
- white line of the abdomen;
- hairy areas of the face.
Cases when it hurts for clients to do laser hair removal are extremely rare. Modern devices are equipped with a nozzle that cools. In addition, a contact gel is always used for manipulations, which facilitates the gliding of the device’s handpiece on the skin and minimizes discomfort.
LASER EPILATION: DOES IT PAIN WITHOUT ANESTHESIA
Feelings during treatment of areas with unwanted hair depend on:
- type of laser (diode – the least painful, but it is effective only for hair not lighter than dark blond and fair skin);
- individual physiological features;
- Master’s qualifications.
As a rule, men’s pain threshold is lower than women’s, so they feel discomfort more often. Local anesthesia is performed at will, the master should be warned about the need for anesthesia. Plus, add another 15 minutes to the time spent on manipulation.
HOW TO MAKE THE PROCEDURE MAXIMUM COMFORTABLE
To ensure you feel good during a session in the salon:
- 2 weeks before epilation, refuse tanning, taking antibiotics (fluoroquinolones or tetracyclines), sulfonamide drugs;
- the day before visiting the master, shave the hairs in the areas to be epilated with a razor;
- wear light-colored underwear when epilating a bikini.
Women should plan the procedure after critical days, since the sensitivity of the skin increases significantly in the first days of the cycle.
To find out for sure whether laser hair removal is painful or not, ask a specialist to do a few flashes.
