There are a lot of misconceptions out there about how laser hair removal is performed, what a person needs to do in order to prepare for it, and the kind of results they should expect.

Many have the idea that the treatment is designed to burn the hair, which will permanently get rid of hair in a specific area. This idea is not accurate. Energy from the laser is attracted to the pigment in the hair. This energy actually causes the hair follicle to become damaged, which means that it will not produce hair in the future. If an individual has dark skin, the energy from the laser will be attracted to the blood in the hair follicle, which will also damage the hair follicle and not allow hair growth in the future.

It is common for people to think that they cannot shave before or in between treatment sessions. They get this treatment confused with waxing. You do not need to let your hair grow out to a certain length in order to enjoy the benefits of laser hair removal. You can shave in between treatment sessions. This is great news for many people, especially when they know that they will have several treatment sessions that are spaced a couple of weeks apart. The one thing that a person needs to avoid doing is removing the hairs by their roots. So no plucking or waxing.

These treatments are best described as semi-permanent hair reduction. While hair follicles will be damaged by the energy in the laser and are not likely to produce hair again, there are things that can affect hair growth in the future. One example is hormones.