Illinois No Pain Hair Removal Treatments

Professional hair removal treatments like electrolysis and laser procedures are known for their results. They're also known to be painful for many patients.

Is There Such a Thing As A No-Pain Hair Removal Treatment?

The answer to that question is probably no. Pain is very subjective. The same procedure can be considered painless by one client and unbearable by another. Which patients will find it tolerable and which won't is hard to tell before treatment begins.

Laser hair removal treatments are known as both painful and painless, depending on who's doing the reporting. The sensation is commonly described as having a rubber band snapped against the skin. Whether a particular client will find that painful or not is hard to say. The general consensus seems to be that traditional laser procedures are more painful than IPL procedures. With the IPL procedure, the heat seems to be less intense. The sensation is described as a warm suction. Again, whether that's painless enough is hard to say.

If a patient is concerned about experiencing unbearable pain during a hair removal session, a topical anesthetic can be applied prior to the procedure to help numb the area and reduce pain. If the pain occurs after the session, then over-the-counter pain relievers can help.

NuU Medspa in Skokie, Illinois offers both laser and IPL hair removal treatments. To get a free consultation, come into the Skokie, Illinois facility and meet with one of the trained and licensed estheticians or medical professionals on staff.