Marina wanted a break from waxing and shaving, so she chose CoolGlide.
Shaving before laser: myth or must?
Should you shave before laser hair removal? Our expert explains. Below: what the treatment involves and what to expect.
Shaving before laser hair removal: what our doctor says
Before laser hair removal, doctors ask you to shave rather than wax or thread. Many people worry that shaving makes hair grow back thicker. Shaving cuts the hair at the surface but leaves the root, plus a tiny dot of hair that the laser needs: it absorbs the laser’s energy and carries it to the root under the skin. The laser treats the root and the cells around it, so hair that grows back is not thicker, and treated hairs usually shed within about a week.
Is Laser Hair Removal right for you?
CoolGlide is the laser we use at every Cutera Aesthetics clinic: four wavelengths in one machine, 2000 W of power and a chilled sapphire tip, so it suits every skin tone, including darker Pakistani skin. Sessions take 10 to 90 minutes, depending on the area, with no downtime, from about Rs 2,100 a session in a course of 6. Our patients call the results “tremendous” and “superb”.
Best for dark hair on any skin tone, from fine facial hair to coarse body hair.
CoolGlide Laser at a glance
- Skin specialists & dermatologists
- Female doctors at every clinic
- Genuine, sealed products
- 12 clinics, 7 cities
- Sessions
- 4–6, about a month apart
- Appointment
- 10–90 minutes, by area
- Downtime
- None, just brief redness
- Results show
- Hair sheds in 2–3 weeks
- Results last
- Long-term, occasional top-ups
- Comfort
- Sapphire tip keeps skin cool
- Price from
- Rs 2,100 a session in a course
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