The hair grows in the three different cycles. In order for the laser to be effective the follicle needs to be in the first anagen, or active stage of growing. When you wax, you remove the follicle or the root of the hair and leave no target for the laser to attract. If you wax, it is better to wait 4-6 weeks... more
Should I wax before laser hair removal treatments?
Have you ever heard of, or have any feedback on laser clinics, waxing a patient immediately before they use the laser? I went to a clinic where they say they do this as the hair follicle is open and more receptive to the laser. Their reasoning for this was because when shaving the area to be lasered, 'baby' hairs that are also shaved now in-turn come back stubbly and thicker. I have done a lot of research and it all says that waxing should be stopped months or so before getting laser treatments. I've had a patch test done (waxing first and the laser IPL) and it's been 2 months and it seems it has worked.
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A: Waxing and Laser Hair Removal: Practical Tips and Instructions before laser hair removal
Laser Hair Removal and Waxing prior to treatment Laser hair removal works by a process of photothermolysis whereby a specific wavelength of light is focused on an area of skin. The light wavelength emitted from the laser is set at a color which is directly absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicle... more
A: Possibly
Greetings MJ, While I have no experience with waxing before laser hair removal, part of the concept seems prudent. IPL for hair removal works by transmitting a bright pulse of light with its associated energy to the dark pigment cells in the skin, or in this case, the hair follicle. If there are several hairs... more
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20 Apr 2009
Hi M.J. No you should not wax as it wakes up hairs that are vellus causing new hair grow and MOST important why would you wax and remove hair then what will the laser pick up. Ahhhh this is so aggrivating.Please careful careful if you have decided to laser as Toronto and especially Woodbridge have quite the butchers out there.Rethink and do something safe as electrolysis but stay away from the Woodbridge wantabee estheticians even for electrolysis. It works for now as it fries the sucutaneous layer to kills all hair and good skin.