A common question during Milan Laser Hair Removal consultations is how often our clients can receive laser hair removal treatments. Is it weekly? Monthly? Quarterly? Read on to discover more about how often you can get laser hair removal.

The Science Behind Timing: Hair Growth and Laser Treatment

The safest and most effective laser hair removal treatments are products of understanding a follicle’s growth cycle. The four stages of hair growth are the anagen (active growth), catagen (transition), telogen (resting), and exogen (shedding) phases. 

Laser hair removal is most effective when the hair is in the anagen phase, making it a prime target for the laser’s pulse.

How Often Can You Get Laser Hair Removal?

We recommend our clients get treated approximately every five weeks. Treatments within a smaller time frame would mean addressing hairs that aren’t in the anagen phase, and a majority of those hairs can’t effectively be treated. And waiting too long could impact your results by potentially prolonging your hair-free journey.

Beyond the already mentioned hair growth cycle, other factors that can influence treatment frequency include:

  • Hormones
  • Hair color and thickness
  • Laser technology
  • Sun safety and exposure

“We have you come every five weeks, and it’s based on hair growth cycles,” said Milan Laser Clinical Support Nurse Amanda B. “If we treat you sooner than that, we’re really just treating the same hair again, and it’s really not doing anything for you in the long run.

“We look at the length of hair growth cycles. I like to let clients know we can’t treat every single hair every single time. The hair has to be in an active growth phase. We’re not doing anything beneficial because we haven’t gone through another growth cycle to target those hairs effectively.”

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Avoiding sun exposure, exfoliating, and shaving the day of your treatment are easy yet pivotal steps to keep your hair-free journey on track.”

The Road to Smooth Skin: Treatment Sessions and Beyond

The number of sessions needed to complete a body area with laser hair removal depends on a few variables. Most Milan clients graduate a body area between seven to 10 treatments. Clients can help themselves during their hair-free journey by following the advice of their laser hair removal professional.

Sun safety is a big factor. A natural skin tone can be safely and effectively treated, but tanned or burned skin can’t. Avoiding sun exposure, exfoliating, and shaving the day of your treatment are easy yet pivotal steps to keep your hair-free journey on track.

Redhead who learned how often she can get laser hair removal in a medspa being treated by a Milan clinic and smiling while wearing black laser protection glasses

Ready To Book Your Free Consultation?

We’ve shown you how often laser hair removal is required for ideal results, so now experience it for yourself. We’d love to see you every five weeks and guide you on your hair-free journey. We’re the largest provider of laser hair removal in the country with more than 390 locations nationwide. Book your free consultation today and join the hair-free movement!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Receiving laser hair removal treatments too often can lead to side effects, including irritation, redness, and swelling. Also, if treatment happens too soon, the hairs won’t be in the anagen phase of growth and won’t be as effective.

Five weeks. It’s important for the follicles to be at the right stage of their cycle before the laser disrupts their growth.

Technically, yes, you could, but it would not yield effective results. Your hair is not at the right phase of growth only a week after your last appointment to be treated again. Give yourself at least five weeks between treatments for safe and ideal results.

Yes. Especially early in your hair-free journey, you may feel the need to shave, which is perfectly fine. But with more treatment, your hair growth will decrease and eventually you won’t need to shave.

A few helpful tips to speed up shedding following laser hair removal include exfoliating, moisturizing, and avoiding the sun. Regular treatments, along with these tips, will make your laser hair removal experience enjoyable.

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