Can I wait more than 6 months between two sessions laser hair removal treatment?

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The reason is, I leave in a country where this practice does not exist (developping country) yet. But I do have family in both Europe and USA who I visit about every 6-8 months. I am a 22yo caucasian man with average-high dark brown body hair. I am actually wondering if I could do the laser hair removal sessions during these trips, or if the period in between the treatments would be too long and make them inneficient. Can I as well do them in different salon/dermatologist without a problem ?

Melinda Lirag Lacerna-Kimbrell, MD, FACS · Answer

Your results will probably be minimal if you have treatments spaced out that far apart. I would wait until you are able to stay in one area and have a consistent set of treatments (4-6) about 4-6 weeks apart.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

It would be best if you could be consistent. While some treatments are ok with more time in between, hair removal needs to target specific periods of growth. Yes, you can do them sporadically and get results each time, but just know that you will probably need to do more treatments overall this way because of the inconsistency with timing. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and 
cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person 
treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."

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