How Many Sessions Are There for Brazilian Laser Hair Removal?

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Brazilian laser hair removal has grown as one of the most popular and preferred procedures for getting rid of unwanted hair down there. It’s a proven substitute for shaving, waxing, and depilatory cream application, yielding long-term results and saving patients from risks such as razor burn, ingrown hair, and skin irritation in sensitive skin areas. Like many medical aesthetic procedures aiming for long-lasting results, it consists of a series of treatment sessions.

So how many of these sessions are needed for Brazilian laser hair removal? Your laser technician might recommend around 6 to 8 sessions, but this number may vary depending on your skin tone, hair color, and other factors. Brazilian laser hair removal requires many treatment sessions timed accordingly, as well as proper preparation and aftercare per procedure to properly destroy your hair follicles and yield longer-lasting results.

How Many Sessions Are There for Laser Hair Removal Brazilian Type?

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Many experts recommend treatments with around 6 to 8 sessions spaced with 4 to 8-week intervals for Brazilian laser hair removal. The procedure uses laser technology to destroy your bikini area’s hair follicles whose hair growth undergoes phases in which the treatment must be timed accordingly to fully destroy the hair follicles.

Why Should You Have Repeated Sessions for Laser Hair Removal?

Laser treatment for hair removal works by using laser energy to target your hair’s pigment or melanin. This pigment absorbs the light and converts it into heat energy, burning the hair follicles in the treatment area to delay or prevent further hair growth.

The hair root enables the laser energy to recognize these pigments in order to target the hair follicles, which is why patients are advised not to wax or pluck before the procedure. It’s also because of the laser’s recognition of this pigment and its contrast to the skin that early laser hair removal procedures were most effective for darker hair color and lighter skin.

However, because of recent advancements, many people of different hair color and skin color varieties are now eligible for laser hair removal. To ensure a long-lasting or even permanent result, Brazilian laser hair removal requires that the patient undergo several sessions to safely and effectively destroy the hair follicles.

For general laser treatments for hair removal, you can expect the following results for every session leading to near-to-permanent hair removal as outlined in this loose timeline:

• 1st session: Patients might already witness the thinning of hair in the treatment area due to the laser’s weakening of the hair follicles. Side effects such as swelling and redness are normal after the procedure and will go away after a few hours.
• 2nd session: Hair falls from other regions of the treatment area as it undergoes resting and growth cycles.
• 3rd session: Hair growth begins to slow down more noticeably.
• 4th session: Hair regrowth becomes more minimal and may feel rougher on the skin
• 5th session: The skin is expected to feel smooth and hairless
• 6th session and succeeding treatments: At the latter sessions, at least an 80% decrease in hair growth is to be expected.

Most Brazilian laser hair removal treatments follow these expected results per session. However, these expected results and the number of sessions you might need still varies according to many determining factors. It’s important for you to know these factors so that you are also aware of the best hair removal treatment for you.

What Are the Factors Affecting the Number of Sessions?

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1) Hair Growth

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• Anagen (growth phase) – Hair root cells divide to lengthen the hair. It’s only during the anagen phase that the hair is connected to the hair follicle.
• Catagen (transition phase) – The hair separates from the hair follicle. The hair follicle decreases in size as hair growth slows down.
• Telogen (resting phase) – Hair growth stops, and new hairs form in hair follicles recently separated in the catagen phase.
• Exogen (shedding phase) – New hair continues to grow as old hair sheds away.

Treatments of laser hair removal work by transmitting heat from the hair root to the hair follicle through laser light targeting hair pigment. To do this, the hair must be attached to the hair follicle. This is why laser hair removal is only effective for hairs in the treatment area under the anagen phase, where the hair is connected to the hair follicle.

Laser hair removal treatment sessions are spaced with week-long waiting times in order to ensure that the laser targets as many hairs in the anagen phase as possible.

2) Skin Tone and Hair Color

Modern technology in medical aesthetics have made laser hair removal more inclusive, accommodating any skin type and hair color in removing unwanted body hair.

However, in a standard laser clinic with less updated equipment, you might find that your laser technician advises you to take more or fewer treatment sessions, which can depend on your skin tone and hair color.

This is because laser hair removal recognizes hair pigment better through its contrast with the skin tone. For instance, a patient with light skin tone and dark hair might need fewer treatments than those with darker skin tones.

3) Treatment Area

The length of your treatment also varies with the treated area of the skin. For instance, the size of the skin influences the amount of unwanted hair to be removed. The larger the treated area, the more sessions you may need.

Hair follicle regeneration and strength in some areas are also influenced by factors such as hormones. Hormonal areas of the skin are regions where hair growth is affected by the presence of hormones (e.g., estrogen, testosterone) in the body.

For instance, laser treatment for the back, the body, and the legs may require fewer sessions. In the case of facial hair removal, underarm laser hair removal, bikini laser hair removal, and Brazilian hair removal treatments, more sessions are necessary because of the amplifying effect of hormones in these regions’ hair follicles.

To give you an idea, below is an outline of the average number of sessions needed per treatment area.

How to Prepare for Each Brazilian Laser Hair Removal Session

Each laser hair treatment session for your Brazilian/bikini area can be maximized by patients for optimal results through proper preparation as advised by your plastic surgeon or laser technician. Here are some pointers you must remember to have a safe and efficacious laser hair removal session:

• Shave the treated area: Shaving the bikini area is recommended the day before your session to ensure that your skin doesn’t get damaged by burnt hair.
• Avoid waxing or plucking: It’s also important to note that shaving should be done, and not waxing or plucking, for the hair root must remain exposed on the skin for the laser energy to penetrate through the hair follicle.
• Clean the treated area: To avoid infection, clean the bikini area and shower before the session.
• Avoid sun exposure: Before each treatment, your doctor may advise that you avoid exposure to the sun. If it’s unavoidable to go out in the sun, make sure to wear SPF-30 sunscreen.
• Avoid aspirin and other blood-thinning medications: The laser hair removal method can at times pose side effects such as bruising and swelling in the treated area. To avoid this, it’s best to make sure not to take blood thinners or anti-inflammatory drugs before the treatment.

What Are the Benefits of Getting a Brazilian Laser Hair Removal Treatment?

Brazilian laser hair removal effectively removes unwanted hair pubic hair with minimal risks and longer-lasting results. Despite not being a permanent hair removal method, you can get years of smooth skin with the help of laser technology. A few treatment sessions of laser hair removal offer the convenience that regular shaving and waxing don’t, among many other benefits.

• Avoiding skin complications. With proper preparation and aftercare, Brazilian laser hair removal poses minimal risks in destroying the hair follicles in the pubic hair area. Unlike in other hair removal methods such as shaving and waxing, you don’t need to worry about razor burns, skin irritation, and ingrown hair.
• Less-time-consuming hair removal. You don’t need to regularly repeat laser treatment once it has yielded its effects through several sessions, unlike shaving and waxing, which pose risks with every repeated activity.
• Long-term hair reduction. Laser hair removal weakens the hair follicles systematically through several short and hassle-free sessions. It may not yield permanent results, but its effects on hairless and smooth skin can last years with the right aftercare, preparation, timing, and amount of sessions.
• Thinner and fewer hairs. Brazilian laser hair removal is not permanent, and hair may grow back after some years. But after the full treatment, you may find that the hair regrowth will be thinner and fewer, causing less skin irritation and inconvenience.
• All-around treatment. Laser technology can also help you get rid of unwanted hair in other areas of your body aside from sensitive areas such as the bikini area. Laser hair removal is also effective for your upper lip, legs, body, back, and underarms.

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