Home Laser Hair Removal

asked 2 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Kenneth W. Neal, MD
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Tags: bikini line, face, female, at-home

I want to get permanent hair removal for my bikini line. I really want to do this privately, preferably by myself. Can a home laser hair removal machine safely get rid of this hair? Thank you for your assistance

6 answers to Home Laser Hair Removal

Laser Hair Removal, Home laser hair removal systems do not have the power of medical lasers

The amount of power required for effective, consistent and reliable laser hair removal cannot be found in systems for home use. Even with medical lasers some lasers are much more effective than others. Many people can be uncomfortable about the idea of having laser hair removal performed. What so many people don't realize is that an experienced laser technician has performed thousands of laser hair removal procedures on virtually every area of the body. In order to be as... more

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Home laser hair removal- the Jury is out

The laser home removal devices are approved by the government and tested for safety. With that being said that assumes you follow all the correct parameters- which many patients don't. In addition it 'seems' not to have the power for permanent removal in the same number of sessions- if at all. I have asked a few of my patients who say that it gets rid of the hair but not permanently. The jury is still out- as I await real double blind studies - NOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER- to know how well... more

Joshua L. Fox, MD
Long Island Dermatologic Surgeon

Tria Laser for Home

Yes, I read an independent review on Tria Home Laser Sytem. It seemed pretty good. Just make sure you follow the instructions carefully and stay within the parameters given by the manafacturer. Regards

Tanveer Janjua, MD
Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

Home Laser Devices

Although home laser devices may be a nice alternative to have for laser hair removal, they are not going to give you the same side by side effective results per session as compared to a medical laser found in a physician's office. One reason is because the lasers utilized in a physician's office are more powerful than what's currently available for purchase by the consumer. In addition, the settings and the type of... more

Kenneth W. Neal, MD
Arlington Dermatologic Surgeon

Can Home Devices Work for Laser Hair Removal?

Hello. I think yours is the $64,000 question that consumers would like the answer to. While there are several devices that are FDA approved for home based hair removal, we are not sure that any of these are high powered enough to provide permanent results. The reason is that they do not achieve the high peak fluence (energy) level necessary to provide permanent results. Even in the dermatology world where the devices go through a more stringent standard for approval... more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Home hair laser

I hope that you will report back here to all of us who haven't yet met patients who have tried these out. All I have read has been written by the manufacturer who of course is going to paint the rosiest picture. Be well!

Beverly Johnson, MD
Washington Dermatologic Surgeon

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