Laser Hair Removal: All You Need To Know About It!

Laser hair removal is the process of eliminating hair by destroying the hair follicle. This can be done by exposing the hair to the pulses of... laser light. Laser hair removal has been in practice for two decades ago before it became commercialized. It is now one of the services provided at the spas and clinics.

Laser hair removal has gotten inclusion as part of skincare routine of many people. They either remove the hair on the legs or shave off the hair on their skin. People now spend a whole course on laser hair removal as they try to eliminate all hairs on their body.

Statistics showed that, American women invest more time and money on laser hair removal than American men. Research showed that American women spend more than $10,000 on shaving products over their lifetime.

America is being used as the case study because laser hair removal is more popular in the country.

Prior to these statistics, it’s no surprise that many people are looking for more permanent ways, such as laser hair removal. Therefore, the question that must have popped your mind is: “How much does laser hair removal cost?”

How much does laser hair removal cost?

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the average cost of laser hair removal is $429 as it depends on the broadness of the body.

Check through below to see the illustration of the average high and low costs of laser hair removal for different areas of the body.

Area of body	Low cost	High cost
Face and neck	$600	$900
Arms	$350	$500
Bikini area	$350	$500
Lower legs	$600	$850
Back	$600	$900
Chest	$350	$600

Factors that vary the cost of laser hair removal

There are also different factors that vary the cost of laser hair removal. 

• The major factor is subjected to the area of the body that receives treatment of laser hair removal. 
• The size of the area receiving the treatment.
• The amount of time the area takes to conclude the procedure.

Benefits of laser hair removal

• It offers permanent hair reduction.

• It causes minimal discomfort unlike tweezing, waxing and other hair removal options. According to those who have experienced it, it is a feeling of rubber band snapping your skin.

• Laser hair removal is precise and speedy in action, the more reason it is the most preferable.

Side effects of laser hair removal

• On a normal ground, laser hair removal will always cause redness of the skin.
• Swelling of the skin or the follicles.
• Pink skin 
• Itching of the skin. 

Although, these side effects do not last long, they stay mostly for three days after the laser hair removal.

The adverse side effects are acne and skin discoloration and they happen rarely.

Therefore, you should try and have this in your mind before undergoing laser hair removal treatment. 

Laser hair removal has an average of high deposit cost. Therefore, you should ensure you get conversant with the costs before embarking on the treatment.

Treatments of laser hair removal are usually spread out for about eight weeks and subsequently, payments are also spread out. People interested in the treatment can spend several hundred dollars per session, making several thousand dollars in total.

Laser hair removal is on the equal value with other lifetime hair removal treatments. The only difference it proffers is that, it provides permanent result and cuts short the time needed for grooming which some people considered overwhelming.

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