Laser Hair Removal in Pittsburgh
Light aimed at the follicle rather than the hair. It works because pigment absorbs energy, and it takes several sessions because only some of your follicles are awake at any one time.
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Book a consultHow laser hair removal works
Concentrated light is directed at the hair follicle, where the pigment in the hair absorbs it and converts it to heat. That heat damages the structure the hair grows from, so it cannot produce another one.
The reason it takes a course rather than a session is biology. Hair grows in cycles, and only follicles in the active growth phase can be treated. The rest are dormant, invisible to the laser, and will need their own appointment weeks later when they wake up.
We run two devices: Sciton BroadBand Light and the Emvera Diolux laser. Having both matters, because the right choice depends on your hair colour and your skin tone rather than on what happens to be in the room.
Both were chosen with sensitive skin in mind. Which one you are treated with is a decision made after looking at your skin and hair, not a default.
Only follicles actively growing respond. Sessions are spaced to catch successive waves of the cycle, which is why a realistic plan runs to a number of appointments rather than one.
The laser targets pigment, so the contrast between hair and skin affects the approach. Darker skin tones and lighter hair need different settings and sometimes a different device, which is what having two allows.
Most people describe a brief snap with each pulse and a sensation of heat. Treatment areas are cooled, and the sensation stops when the pulse does.
Avoid sun and self-tanner before treatment, and shave rather than wax or pluck in the weeks beforehand, since the follicle has to still be there for the laser to find.
The laser can only treatwhat is awake.
Hair grows in cycles and only a fraction of your follicles are in the active phase at any moment. That single fact explains why this is sold as a course and why anyone promising permanent results from one appointment is not being straight with you.
ModelYou are tired of the routine
Shaving, waxing and the maintenance that never ends. This is the treatment that actually reduces the number of hairs rather than removing them again.
You will commit to a course
Sessions spaced across the growth cycle. Stopping halfway leaves you with partial clearance rather than a partial discount.
You can stay out of the sun
Tanned skin changes the contrast the laser depends on. Sun and self-tanner both need avoiding before treatment.
You will shave, not wax
Waxing and plucking remove the follicle target. Shaving between sessions is fine and is what we ask for.
Your skin and hair have been assessed
Colour of both changes what is safe and what works. That is the first thing looked at, and it decides which of the two devices is used.
Honest medicine.Honest numbers.
Book a consultThe quickest territory: an upper lip, chin or sideburns, done in minutes. A package of three sessions is $245 and a package of six is $475, with maintenance sessions at $75 once the course is complete. The consultation maps your plan before anything is booked.
Underarms, the bikini line, a Brazilian or the face. A package of three sessions is $355 and a package of six is $700, with maintenance sessions at $115 afterwards. You get an exact plan at the consultation before anything is booked.
The big territories: legs, a back or full arms. A package of three sessions is $618 and a package of six is $1189, with maintenance sessions at $220 once the course is complete. Your consultation sets the plan for your areas.
Every plan is priced at a consultation before anything is scheduled. No deposits, no surprises.
Five minutes to thirty,depending where.
The laser treats a follicle wherever there is one, so the real variables are area size and hair coarseness. A session is priced and timed by the zone, and most people treat more than one.
Select any marker for what to expect there.
Four questions we are askedabout laser hair removal.
It depends on the area, your hair colour and how your growth cycles run, but a course rather than a single appointment is always the answer. Your provider gives you a realistic number after assessing the area rather than quoting a standard package.
The laser works by targeting pigment, so skin and hair colour both matter. We run two devices for exactly this reason, and the assessment at consultation decides which is appropriate and at what settings.
Most people describe a quick snap and a flash of heat with each pulse. The area is cooled during treatment and the sensation ends with the pulse. Larger areas are more about duration than intensity.
No. Waxing and plucking remove the follicle the laser needs to find. Shave instead, which leaves the follicle in place and is what we ask you to do between sessions.
