Years of shaving and/or waxing can lead to folliculitis, a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles become inflamed or infected. And when our clients realize that years of loyalty to shaving and waxing can lead to such a skin condition, they’re annoyed.

But luckily there’s an alternative that can help drastically reduce the side effects of folliculitis: laser hair removal. Instead of ripping the hairs from the skin via waxing or removing them from the skin’s surface with shaving, laser hair removal gets to the root of the problem, the follicle.

The energy from the laser is attracted to the melanin in the follicle. The laser then targets and destroys the follicle, and with repeated sessions, clients are left with silky-smooth skin without the literal and figurative pain that comes with folliculitis.

Laser to the Rescue: Benefits of Laser Hair Removal for Folliculitis

The permanent result of silky-smooth skin is only one of many benefits of laser hair removal for folliculitis. Other fantastic perks include:

• Reducing Ingrown Hairs and Breakouts: Because laser hair removal targets and destroys the follicle, future bacterial growth is minimized and significantly reduces the chance of ingrown hairs.
• Soothing Inflammation and Irritation: Years of shaving and waxing can take a toll on your skin. With no razors or wax, you eliminate a large cause of any inflammation and irritation because the laser focuses on the follicle, not the skin.
• Long-Term Management for Smooth Skin: Less irritation means quicker recovery from any laser hair removal treatment. And spending less time addressing the side effects of outdated hair removal methods means more time to embrace your silky-smooth skin.

Clients show understandable concern about how laser hair removal will address their folliculitis. Many times, previous hair removal methods like shaving and waxing lead to more of a literal and figurative pain.

“Some people come in for the first laser hair removal treatment who have been waxing, then are told to shave, and they’re really annoyed because they come in with razor rash or irritation,” said Milan Laser Traveling Provider Marleigh S. “But I always reassure them that it gets easier to prep because you have less hair with each session, and the hair that does come back is getting thinner and thinner. 

“Each time, you can have less and less razor rash. I’ve seen it myself. Even after the first treatment, they’re saying it’s easier to shave. That’s when they truly believe.”

Considerations Before Treatment: Is Laser Right for Your Folliculitis?

The consultation is essential because it allows our Milan Laser Hair Removal professionals to better get to know potential clients and understand their hair-free goals.

And in a case specific to folliculitis, we can discover how long they’ve been dealing with the condition, what steps they’ve taken to address it, any consultations with a doctor or dermatologist, and what we can do to help. Is the case of folliculitis new?

Have they dealt with it for a long time and the case is severe? Knowing these factors allows us to put together a hair-free game plan specific to each client. It ensures they’ll be safely, effectively, and efficiently treated to meet their hair-free goals.