Illinois Facial Hair Removal For Women

Women looking for professional hair removal on their faces often have concerns about how it will affect their skin. As they grow older, they tend to develop more unwanted facial hair: the soft and nearly invisible vellus hairs coarsen and thicken into terminal hairs, which are far more prominent. They tend to develop in the same parts as men's beards: the cheeks, the chin and the upper lip, which can mar the natural beauty of the face.

Professional laser hair removal is a viable option for women to getting rid of facial hair. Some women may have concerns about laser light getting in the eye or discoloring their faces. In fact, laser surgery works well on the face because the area to be treated is much smaller than the back or the limbs. The patient wears goggles to protect her eyes from the laser, and the procedure itself can treat the upper lip or an area of similar size in about 10 to 20 minutes. Multiple sessions are usually necessary, however, because hair grows in cycles and new growth will come in as the old growth sheds.

Check Lincoln Park, Illinois and the NuU Medspa for Facial Hair Removal on Women

The biggest concern about laser surgery is regarding women with dark skin or light hair. The laser targets pigmentation in the hair, which it can't always spot as easily against dark skin. A trained technician with a variety of high-end lasers available can select the right laser for each patient and calibrate it to remove unwanted facial hair properly. NuU Medspa in Lincoln Park, Illinois, offers free consultations for laser hair removal.