Moxie Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I'm in the process of having part of me lasered (ouch!!). The worst part is shaving. I really hate it. From what I've read, the laser heats the hair follicle and kills it. That is why it only works while a hair is present and that is why you can't tweeze BEFORE the treatment. It seems to me, I should be able to have a treatment and then tweeze all those hairs without messing up the process. My laser lady says that it is important for the body to "push the hair out" so I can not tweeze. She says that it won't work if I tweeze. I feel like she is mistaken. Anybody have any thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 This is a process that takes several visits, right? Maybe the body needs to push the hairs out, so that the ones that are left are the ones that need a repeat zap... on and on until they are all gone? I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrae Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 When I had laser hair removal I had to shave the hair first. My sister went to a different location and did not have to shave before hand, so maybe it is only for certain types of lasers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 If one tweezers, it takes 3 months on average for the hair to grow back depending on what part of the body. That means your next laser treatment will miss the follicle. The hair is what triggers the laser light. In other words, of you tweeze, it will take a whole lot more laser treatments and money to get the same results had you not tweeted. Instead, clip or shave the hairs between laser treatments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 if you pluck, the follicle will take 6-8 weeks to produce a new hair. There has to be a hair root in the follicle for the laser to work. The laser actually targets the pigment in the hair, so if there's no hair in the follicle, it will miss that follicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 if you pluck, the follicle will take 6-8 weeks to produce a new hair. There has to be a hair root in the follicle for the laser to work. The laser actually targets the pigment in the hair, so if there's no hair in the follicle, it will miss that follicle. Right. So, the hairs that were zapped today are done, right?? I know I can't tweeze the new growth but I don't understand why I can't tweeze the stuff that was just zapped. My next appointment is in 6 weeks so there is time for growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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