Laser/IPL Hair Reduction
Have a problem with unwanted hair on your body?
Medical grade Laser and IPL Technologies (including pain-free) are available for hair reduction treatments on the face and body. Reducing hair from virtually any part of your body, treatment will leave your skin feeling soft and smooth, free from painful in-growing hairs.
These treatments either use laser or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) systems, which are clinically proven to treat unwanted hair safely in all genders and skin types.
We are able to offer you tailor-made treatments depending on your skin and hair colour, giving clients results to boost self-esteem and confidence.
BEFORE
AFTER
Course dependent on area(s) being treated
£20 - £75 depending on area
None
Level 4
Dependent on area being treated
What are the benefits?
The treatment causes damage to the hair follicles over time resulting in the hair becoming finer and softer with a long-term reduction in hair growth.
Medical grade Laser and IPL Technologies (including pain-free) are available for hair reduction treatments on the face and body. Reducing hair from virtually any part of your body, treatment will leave your skin feeling soft and smooth, free from painful in-growing hairs.
What is the downtime?
This treatment does not require any downtime. You may return to normal activities straight after your treatment.
Are there any possible side effects?
The treated area may appear slightly red, raised and feel warm for a few hours. Slight swelling may occur on occasion, bruising is rare but can happen (associated with vascular treatments). Treatment on vascular areas or pigmentation may darken immediately after treatment – this is part of the healing process and will improve over a few days.
How many treatments do I need for best results?
Treatment time varies depending on the area being treated – this will be explained during your consultation. Multiple treatments are required to ensure all hairs are treated effectively.
Treatment protocol
Pre-treatment protocol
Before any treatment, your practitioner will undertake a full consultation to assess your suitability for the treatment. Please do not remove the hair using any other method of hair removal apart from shaving for four weeks, and do not bleach the hair. Please attend your patch test with hair in the area you want treated so that your practitioner can identify the hair type and colour.
Avoid sun exposure and sunbeds for one month, ensuring SPF 30 minimum is used every day on areas to be treated.
Avoid the use of fake tan or gradual tanning creams for two weeks before.
Laser and IPL cannot be applied to an area that has undergone any type of electrical facial/body treatment, chemical peel or microneedling and injectables two weeks prior to treatment.
Subsequent treatments will require you to shave or trim hair prior to treatments.
Post-treatment protocol
Post-treatment please avoid the following for a minimum of 24-48 hours:
- Hot showers
- Steam rooms/ saunas
- Extensive exercise
- Perfumes
- Cosmetic products - you will be given Lynton Light Soothe to apply to the area
- Makeup (only mineral makeup can be applied after treatment)
- Please do not wax, thread or pluck the area during your treatment course
- Do not apply ice to the area (you can apply cool pads)
- Apply SPF daily (minimum factor 30)
Important information
Training clinic
Treatment Rooms is a professional training clinic for undergraduate students studying the Aesthetics BA (Hons) / FdA degree at University College Birmingham, which offers cutting-edge non-surgical treatments at a fraction of the usual cost.
Our trainee aestheticians are supervised by highly-qualified lecturers with a wealth of industry experience and undergo thorough training before undertaking client treatments. As the students are continually learning and honing their skills, please bear in mind that on some occasions treatments may take longer than stated.
Consultation
Before we can perform this treatment, you will need to come in for a consultation. During this, we will assess your needs to check for suitability. Please allow up to one hour on top of the treatment time for this.
Book your appointment
Please be aware, as we are a training clinic, some treatments are only offered on certain days of the week or at certain times in the academic calendar. Please enquire for more information.
To book an appointment, please call our clinic reception on 0121 232 4238. Alternatively, you can complete our online booking enquiry form and a member of the team will be in contact. We do receive a high volume of email enquiries, so please allow up to 2 working days for a response.
Please note that our clinic is usually open Monday-Friday, during term time only. We are closed over the Christmas and Easter holidays, and for Reading Week in October and March. For full details, please ask a member of the team when booking your appointment.