How many sessions are needed to remove hair forever?

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I have been working with a local provider to do laser treatments on my face, legs, arms and underarms. I had at least 5 sessions on my body and face. At first it looked great and I did not see any hair for months, but now, with my last treatment a while back, lots of hair grew back everywhere, except the face. Leg hair is definitely thinner, but it grew back quite a bit, Arm hair is barely noticeable, but the worst situation is with the underarms. Is this normal? Thank you.

Paul Flashner, MD · Answer

Laser hair removal requires touch up appointments to maintain your results. At SkinMD we recommend coming in twice a year! After you finish the package of 6 treatments you lose about 80-85% of hair growth.

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello! My name is Jessica, I am a physician assistant, and one of the providers at Shah Facial Plastics. This is a great question. Typically, laser hair removal requires several treatments in order to help minimize the amount of hairs growing and often requires maintenance treatments. I highly recommend scheduling an in-person consultation in order to better assess your areas of concern and discuss an appropriate treatment plan to help achieve your aesthetic goals. Our office phone number is: (312) 944-0117. I hope this helps and best of luck!

Niraj Mehta, DO · Answer

As you probably already know, the number of laser hair reduction sessions can vary per person and are dependent upon a number of things including the device being used and it's settings, skin type, hair characterizations and spacing of treatment sessions. Because there are millions of follicles that can potentially grow on the body, it is not realistic to expect that every single follicle in the treatment area will be disabled. Over several treatments with appropriate intervals, most of the follicles that cycle through hair growth will be affected by the procedure and will be critically injured so they are permanently disabled. Due to the hair growth cycle in the underarms, it is recommended to do treatments every 5-6 weeks in order to maximize your treatments. It is important to remember that the body can convert these inactive or dormant follicles to grow later in life as a result of many factors: hormonal imbalance, pregnancy, menopause, disease or medications, obesity or idiopathic causes. This is why there can be no guarantees or promises of "all the hair gone forever" from a certain area. Follicles are closely intertwined with the skin and body and respond to internal physiological changes.

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