Why honest clinics say 'hair reduction', not 'hair removal'

If a clinic promises hair gone forever, be a little wary - the honest term is laser hair reduction, and the difference is not a legal technicality. It tells you exactly how the treatment works.

Why one session can never do it all

Hair grows in cycles, and only a portion of your follicles are active at any one time. Our diode laser directs gentle pulses of light at the hair, where the energy is absorbed by the follicle and converted to heat - but that only counts for follicles at the right stage of their cycle. Whatever is dormant on the day simply is not there to treat.

That is why laser hair reduction is planned as a series of sessions spaced several weeks apart: each visit works through the follicles as they become active, rather than trying to treat everything in a single visit.

Why 'reduction' is the honest word

Even after a full course, your body does not stop being your body. Genetics, hormonal shifts through different life stages and some medications all influence how much hair you grow and where - which is why a considered plan talks openly about any maintenance that follows, rather than pretending every follicle is gone forever. A laser reduces the growth of unwanted hair over a planned course of sessions; 'removal' promises more than any laser honestly can.

How we plan it in Woollahra

Every course for unwanted facial and body hair at Skin Body Health starts with a skin assessment and patch test with Jade, our founder and senior laser and skin clinician. She looks closely at your skin, hair colour and thickness, talks through your history and what has and hasn't worked before, and sets realistic expectations before anything further is booked - with treatment from $70 per area and simple aftercare explained at each visit.

If you are weighing up a course, book a consultation and patch test with Jade and get a plan matched to your skin and hair - not a promise no one can keep.