Can You Remove a Deep Ingrown Hair Through Laser Treatment?

Remove a Deep Ingrown Hair Through Laser Treatment

No more spending money on monthly or weekly waxing appointments… No more spending time shaving in the shower… No more constant need for razor blades and shaving cream… And the best part? No more razor burn, red bumps, or ingrown hairs!

There are so many incredible benefits of laser hair removal that it’s no wonder it is one of the most common aesthetic services performed and so highly regarded by anyone who has gone through the recommended number of treatments to achieve the optimal result: smooth, hair-free skin.

How to treat an Ingrown Hair

If you are prone to ingrown hairs, laser hair removal is the perfect treatment for you. An ingrown hair is one that grows backward into the skin, rather than rising up out of it like hair follicles should do.

Sometimes this happens because there are dead skin cells clogging a hair follicle, which then affect the direction in which the hair grows. But more often than not, this common condition happens after blunt methods of hair removal, such as shaving, waxing or tweezing. Ingrown hairs cause inflammation, redness or hyperpigmentation, itchiness and sometimes a visible bump at the site of the ingrown. If you are unlucky enough to develop said bump, it is usually small and solid and can be quite painful. These small, solid bumps are known as papules. Ingrown hairs can also show themselves as blisters filled with pus, otherwise known as pustules.

Although ingrowns improve on their own with time and have no immediate harm or danger, most people would obviously prefer not to have them at all, especially if they cause pain and discomfort and are noticeable to others. Furthermore, if you do not address the issue and continue to get them again and again, there are complications that could occur down the road. You may get a bacterial infection from scratching the skin where the ingrown is located, experience skin darkening or chronic razor bumps and rashes, or even develop permanent scarring known as keloids.

Laser Hair Removal to remove a Deep Ingrown Hair

The solution? Either don’t remove the hair, or seek out a different method of hair removal that does not cause ingrown hair. Laser hair removal has the ability to remove a deep ingrown hair because it targets the root of the hair follicle. At Fox Vein & Laser Experts, our Miami laser hair removal technicians use the GentleMax Pro, one of the most gentle and effective devices on the market. The device works by transferring a burst of laser energy that pierces right into the hair follicle, which absorbs the light and breaks down. During each treatment, the follicle breaks down further and further until it no longer can produce hair.

Shaving, waxing and tweezing do not have the ability to reach that far down into the hair follicle to get to the root, so there is no permanency and the root is left under the skin. This allows the hair to continue to grow, sometimes in unnatural directions, which then results in ingrown hairs.

GentleMax Pro Laser Treatment to remove Ingrown Hair

Ingrown hairs can occur on any area of the body, so it’s a good thing that the GentleMax Pro laser device is safe and effective on all parts of the body as well. For long lasting results, your best bet is laser treatment to remove deep ingrown hairs.

The laser device used at Fox Vein & Laser Experts provides a much more comfortable experience for clients than other laser devices. There is no downtime needed after each session, and because of the level of power emitted by the laser, fewer treatments are needed. We typically recommend about six sessions, spaced out six to eight weeks apart, followed by maintenance sessions every once in a while when needed.

Contact us at Fox Vein & Laser Experts

If you have been thinking about deep ingrown hair removal through laser treatment, give us a call at 954-627-1045 and our team can answer any of your questions or concerns about laser hair removal. After doing laser treatments at Fox Vein & Laser Experts, you can walk out of the office feeling confident that you will not have to deal with deep ingrown hairs any longer!