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Pigmentation & Vascular
Laser Hair Removal
Uses light absorbed by the pigment in hair to damage follicles and progressively reduce unwanted hair growth over a series of sessions.
Laser hair removal in Vancouver
Understanding Laser Hair Removal.
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Imagine fewer razor bumps, no more waxing appointments and smooth skin that stays that way. Laser hair removal offers lasting freedom from the shave-and-wax cycle for many people.
Laser light is absorbed by the pigment in your hair and gently heats the follicle, so it produces less hair over time.
What you can look forward to is long-term reduction: less hair, finer hair, and far fewer days spent dealing with it. Occasional top-up sessions keep things that way.
Your hair colour and skin tone guide the plan, and we'll go through both with you before you start a course.
Concerns & Goals
Concern guides connected to this treatment.
Treatment options and technologies
At our clinic, laser hair removal is performed with:
- Clarity II: a dual-wavelength laser well suited to a wide range of skin tones, from dark hair on fair skin to deeper skin tones.
Treatments are performed by our senior laser technicians, under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame. A test patch is done where your skin type or history makes it helpful.
What laser hair removal can improve
People choose laser hair removal for:
- Less time and cost spent shaving or waxing, week after week
- Fewer razor bumps and ingrown hairs, particularly on the beard area, neck, bikini line and legs
- Relief from recurring folliculitis in areas that are shaved often
- Calmer skin where years of waxing and shaving have caused darkening or irritation
- Facial hair on the upper lip, chin or jawline that's hard to manage discreetly
- Hair on the back, chest or shoulders that's awkward to reach
Who may benefit
Laser hair removal suits anyone with hair darker than the surrounding skin who can attend a spaced course of sessions.
Deeper skin tones are treated with a wavelength and settings chosen for your skin.
Plan around the sun. Sun exposure, a tanning bed or self-tanner in the weeks before a session raises the pigment in your skin, so sessions are rescheduled until a tan has faded.
Hormonal factors. Conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome, and some medications, keep stimulating new hair. Laser reduces what's there, and maintenance sessions look after new growth.
Your medical history, medications and previous treatments are reviewed at your consultation to confirm which option suits you.
Your consultation
You'll meet one of our senior laser technicians or cosmetic health and skincare advisors. We look at your skin type, the colour and coarseness of your hair in each area, and your recent sun and tanning history, and ask about medications that increase light sensitivity, skin conditions, previous laser or electrolysis, and any hormonal factors.
We'll also ask how you currently remove the hair, since waxing, plucking and threading need to stop before treatment starts. A test patch may be done before a full area is treated, particularly for deeper skin tones.
Cosmetic consultations are complimentary. When you book a treatment, we take a card on file. New clients pay a $150 deposit that goes toward their treatment, and a $150 no-show fee applies if an appointment is missed.
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Results and treatment planning
What treatment can improve: how much hair grows, how thick and dark it is, and how quickly it comes back. Many people find remaining hair is finer, sparser and easy to ignore, and ingrown hairs and razor bumps often settle.
When you see change. Hair sheds in the weeks after a session, and real thinning builds steadily across the course.
Spacing and maintenance. Sessions are spaced weeks apart to match the hair cycle, and occasional maintenance sessions keep results going. Some hairs may remain, and light-coloured hair or hair that hormones keep stimulating responds more gradually.
What influences your result: hair colour and coarseness, skin tone, the body area, hormonal factors, attending consistently, and avoiding sun and waxing between sessions. Individual results vary.
Between sessions
Most people go straight back to their day. Over the next one to three weeks, treated hairs are pushed out of the skin, which can look like regrowth, and gentle exfoliation helps them clear.
Between sessions, shave as needed and skip waxing, plucking, threading and epilating, so the follicles are ready for your next visit. Use daily sun protection on treated areas throughout your course. Aftercare and safety information is on the Clarity II page.
Caring for skin through your course
Your skincare goal during a laser course is calm, even-toned skin.
Daily broad-spectrum sun protection on any treated area that sees daylight helps keep pigment stable before and after each session.
Keep the skin comfortable between sessions. Pause retinoids and strong exfoliating acids on the area for a few days either side of treatment, use a plain moisturizer if skin feels dry, and leave self-tanner aside for the length of your course. Sunscreens and gentle skincare are available in our online shop.
Technologies Used
Technologies that may support this treatment.
Clarity II
Clarity II is a dual-wavelength laser platform combining a 755 nm alexandrite laser and a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in a single system.
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Why patients choose our clinic
- Our senior laser technicians perform your treatments, under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame.
- A dual-wavelength laser, so a wide range of skin tones can be treated with settings chosen for your skin.
- Test patches where your skin type or history makes them helpful.
- Clear guidance from the start on how well your hair is likely to respond.
- Physician-led care in Vancouver since 2003, with experience across a wide range of skin types.
FAQ
Questions about Laser Hair Removal.
The accurate term is permanent hair reduction: a lasting decrease in the number, thickness and darkness of hairs in the treated area. Most people find that after a course, occasional maintenance sessions keep the area just how they like it.
The laser needs to reach the follicle beneath the skin. Shaving leaves the pigmented part of the hair inside the follicle, right where the energy needs to go, while hair above the surface would only absorb energy at skin level.
Yes, that's shedding. Treated hairs are pushed out over roughly one to three weeks and can look like new growth on the way up. Gentle exfoliation helps them clear, and your progress shows across sessions.
Yes, with the right approach. Deeper skin holds more pigment at the surface, so we use a longer wavelength that travels past much of it, settings chosen for your skin, and often a test patch first. This makes treatment safe and effective for many people with deeper skin tones.
Conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome, thyroid conditions and some medications keep prompting new hair growth. Laser reduces the hair that's there now, and maintenance sessions look after new growth over time. It's also worth having the underlying cause checked by your doctor if that hasn't been done.
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Why Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic?
- A medical clinic with physicians and experienced medical-aesthetic providers on the team.
- Science-informed assessment, treatment planning, and realistic expectations.
- Laser, injectables, skin, body, hair, wellness, and medical services available in one clinic.
- Complimentary aesthetic consultations are available for appropriate cosmetic and laser services.
- Personalized skincare and product consultations based on your goals and routine.
- Home-care guidance to support your skin between in-clinic appointments.
- Professional skincare products available through the Anti-Aging Vancouver shop.
- Clear guidance on treatment options, preparation, downtime, aftercare, and next steps.
- Ongoing follow-up so your plan can evolve as your needs and goals change.