Regret after laser beard removal. Will it grow back?

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I have a really bad problem. The girl who was performing the procedure did it in the left side of my beard (only one session) and should be just the cheeks. Now a month ago the beard grown just in some parts of my left side. Will it grow back again to normal? How much time should I wait to notice changes or lose hope? Your answers will be really appreciated

Michael J. Denk, MD, FACS · Answer

Laser hair removal (LHR) treatments generally may remove up to 80% of hair with multiple treatments (4-5 sessions). If youve only had one treatment you should have some regrowth in the area. What is it that you want?  Partial or complete facial hair reduction/removal? Either is possible, but I urge to go to an experienced center, preferably one that is run by a board certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist, so that you get the most knowledgeable and experienced providers possible. Best of luck, don’t give up hope.

Elham Jafari, MD · Answer

Hi and thank you for your question! Laser is only effective on hair follicles that are actively growing and at any given time, usually not more than 10-20% of hair follicles are in this phase. Hence, for best results we recommend around 6 sessions of laser treatment for most areas. If you had just 1 session of laser, the vast majority of the hair follicles in your beard are most likely unaffected and you should expect near full regrowth after a few months. I hope it helps and good luck!

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question! Typically, it takes 6-8 sessions or more to remove the majority of the hair in any area, and only hair in the active growth phase (anagen) is affected by the laser. If you have only had one session so far, it is very likely that the majority of the hair will return, though it may grow back more slowly than usual. Best of luck!

Fatima Aziz-Ashraf, MD · Answer

Hi. Thanks for the question. Typically, it takes 6-8 sessions or more to remove the majority of the hair in any area, and only hair in the active growth phase (anagen) is affected by the laser. If you have only had one session so far, it is very likely that the majority of the hair will return, though it may grow back more slowly than usual.

Mark A. Blair, MD · Answer

Hello, thank you for your question.  If you only had 1 session, you should see a significant amount of re-growth, over time.  The reason why you have to complete multiple sessions of laser hair reduction to make it successful is because there is only about 20% of the total hair follicles in the area that was treated that were in the "growth cycle".  The other 80% at rest, transitioning and shedding should not be affected.  Over time, the re-growth should be returning back to almost normal.Good Luck!

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