Laser Hair Removal
Laser that targets the pigment in the hair to reduce regrowth over a course.
From £45Body
Unwanted hair
Shaving, waxing or threading the same area for years. Laser reduces the amount of hair permanently, and the word to hold on to is reduction rather than removal.
- Treatments that address it
- 1
- Starting from
- £45
Laser Hair Removal, per session - Assessment
- Free, 45 minutes, written plan by email
What it actually is
A laser targets pigment in the hair and heats the follicle enough to disable it. It only works on a follicle that is actively growing, and at any moment only a proportion of the follicles in an area are in that phase. That single fact is why it takes a course rather than an appointment, and why the sessions have to be spaced rather than stacked.
What causes it
- Normal variation in hair distribution, which differs by ethnicity and by family.
- Hormonal conditions, most commonly polycystic ovary syndrome, which is worth diagnosing before you start paying for sessions.
- Some medications, including steroids and certain hormone treatments.
- Age, particularly around and after menopause, which changes hair on the face and chin.
Before you book anything
Sudden or rapidly increasing coarse hair growth, especially with irregular periods or acne, should be investigated by a GP before you book a course. Treating the hair without asking why it arrived is the wrong order.
Nothing on this page is a diagnosis. It is what we would say in the room, written down so you can read it before deciding whether to come in.
What treatment can do
Reduce the hair in a treated area by around eighty per cent over a full course, with what regrows coming back finer and lighter. Dark hair on lighter skin responds fastest. Modern wavelengths treat darker skin tones safely, but the settings and the spacing are different and the practitioner has to know that.
What it cannot do
Grey, white, red and very fine blonde hair carry too little pigment for the laser to find, and no amount of sessions changes that. Complete permanent removal is electrolysis, hair by hair, and it is not something we offer. If hair growth is driven by an untreated hormonal cause, it will keep coming.
Treatments for unwanted hair
What a course usually looks like
Six to eight sessions to start, four to six weeks apart on the face and eight to ten weeks apart on the body, then a top up once or twice a year. A patch test at least a week ahead of the first session is a requirement here rather than a formality.
Course pricing is lower than the same sessions bought one at a time, and spreading the cost is available over three months on anything above £300.
Looking for something else?
Or just ask
If it is not on the menu, or you are not sure what to call it, say so in your own words and the team will answer. Ask about this concern.
Where to start
Bring a photograph of it at its worst.
Most concerns look different in clinic lighting at eleven in the morning than they do at home at night. A photograph on your phone is genuinely useful and we would rather see one than take your word for it.