Laser hair removal is a very common procedure in Ireland. It beams highly concentrated light into hair follicles. Pigment in the follicles absorb the light and this destroys the hair.
Each pulse of the laser takes a fraction of a second and can treat many hairs at the same time. The laser can treat an area approximately the size of a quarter every second. Small areas such as the upper lip can be treated in less than a minute, and large areas, such as the back or legs, may take up to an hour.
