There are many variables which come into play, but generally the results can last for many years. There will often be some small amount of new hair growth which is easily taken care of with a touchup treatment. Some people though can have more hair return. Some factors can increase the amount of new growth:
- Hormonal changes – puberty, pregnancy, menopause, etc. Any life event which causes changes in hormones can stimulate hair growth. Even in men. Like when men hit their mid-life and hair starts growing out of the ears, nose, eyebrows, etc.
- Diseases such as poly cystic ovarian syndrome, can cause aggressive hair growth and regrowth in women.
- Were all the treatments completed and on schedule. Typically it takes about 7 treatments every 4-6 weeks to clear an area. If fewer treatments were completed or if the 4-6 spacing isn’t consistently followed.
- Drugs – Some drugs can stimulate hair growth.
To give you a typical example, one 53 year old woman has had her underarms, bikini, and legs done. She hasn’t shaved for 5+ years. She will do a touchup on her underarms maybe once a year when she notices one or two hairs growing. She noticed a single hair on her leg a few weeks ago, so one zap with the laser took care of that. So yes she has some hair regrowth, but it is very minimal.
An opposite extreem is a 35 year old man. He is taking drugs to help with muscle growth which causes an increase in testosterone, so he comes in every 2-3 months to have his back done and may have 20-30 hairs, so much more aggressive growth, but stimulated by the body building drugs.
So what can you expect? Well it just depends. If you follow the schedule and make all your treatments, don’t have hormonal changes or a disease which can stimulate hair growth, then you’d probably have great results and only need a very occasional touchup for a few hairs, but probably not total hair regrowth.
In you are in the Metro Denver Boulder area please come visit us at www.BellaPelleLaser.com for your laser hair removal needs. We’ve been in business for over five years with over a thousand happy customers. We have an “A” rating with the Denver Boulder Better Business Bureau (BBB)