Will the effects of laser hair removal be reversed if you do not receive the recommended post-treatment "top up" laser sessions?

Thank you for your question. The hair that was treated should not regrow. As it is not possible to treat every hair follicle a follow up appointment may be required. The hair that was not treated by the laser will grow as time passes. Only hair in active growing phase can be treated by the laser. If you are happy with your results than no other treatment should be necessary. Best of Luck!

Thank you for your question. The hair that was treated should not regrow. As it is not possible to treat every hair follicle a follow up appointment may be required. The hair that was not treated by the laser will grow as time passes. Only hair in active growing phase can be treated by the laser. If you are happy with your results than no other treatment should be necessary. Best of Luck!

Thanks for your question – laser hair removal is hair reduction over time. And what we all need to remember is that we all will respond differently and we need to make sure everyone knows this is true with laser hair removal.  If you are satisfied then stop for now – your hair will grow back slowly but with less hair over time.  When it bothers you, go back and get more treatments.

The hair will gradually grow over time. It won't get to the point that you were prior to treatments though. Results are variable according to patients and treatments. Some do fine without touch ups but most need them every 6-12 months.

This is a good question. The answer is that the hair that was treated should not regrow. The reason for the follow up appointments is that it is not possible to treat every hair follicle. As time goes by the hairs that were not treated will grow.Hair can only respond to laser if it is in the active growing phase. As the hair thins out less hair is in the active growing phase so treatments are spread out to accommodate this.  If you are happy with your results than no further treatments should be necessary.Hope this helps.

If you are happy with the amount of hair you have left, you can stop doing treatments.  What you need to remember is that whatever hair follicles that have been destroyed are gone, never to return.  The problem is that laser only takes care of hair follicles that are in a growth phase.  In the future, hair follicles that are dormant now may become active.  That can happen for many reasons, most of which you have no control over.  From my experience, the hair will never come back as heavy as it was before your treatments started.  I have some patients that stop in every year or two for some "spring cleaning."  I hope that helps!  Regards,  Dr. D.