Concern answered by laser hair removal
Unwanted facial hair
Hair is treated by our laser division, not by a skin service. A course runs six to eight sessions spaced four to six weeks apart, and an upper lip takes about five minutes in the chair.
What is actually happening?
Facial hair is normal, and how much of it you have is set mostly by genetics. What brings people in is usually a change in the pattern, and change has causes worth understanding before anyone picks a treatment.
Androgens, the sex hormones including testosterone, signal follicles to produce thicker, darker hair. So shifts in hormone levels show up on the face. Women often notice new growth at the chin and jawline during perimenopause and menopause. Polycystic ovary syndrome, pregnancy, and certain medications including some steroids and hormonal treatments can do the same. None of that is a failure of skincare, and none of it is answered by treating the surface.
It is worth naming the practical consequence. If the underlying driver is hormonal, laser reduces what is there but does not switch off the signal, so some regrowth is expected and planned for. That is also why this page sits one click from hormone therapy, which is a physician conversation about the driver rather than the hair.
How does Choosi answer it?
One device, two wavelengths, every skin tone
The Candela GentleMax Pro carries a 755 nm Alexandrite laser and a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in one platform. The Alexandrite is efficient on lighter skin with dark hair; the Nd:YAG reaches the follicle while passing through the melanin-rich surface, which is what makes treatment appropriate for Fitzpatrick types V and VI. A burst of cryogen fires before each pulse to cool the skin. How the match is made is set out in skin types and safety.
A consultation and a patch test before a series
Your provider reviews your skin type, hair characteristics, medical history, and any medications that affect light sensitivity, then treats a small test spot at the planned settings before your series is scheduled. The full sequence is written out in how it works.
Sessions, and what maintenance looks like
Treatment itself is quick: roughly five minutes for an upper lip, up to 20 minutes for a full face, with most people back to normal activity the same day. Plan on six to eight sessions four to six weeks apart, and shave rather than wax or pluck between them, since the laser needs the follicle intact. For ongoing facial maintenance there is an $89 per month subscription, described on face and upper lip. Results are a lasting reduction rather than guaranteed permanent removal, and individual results vary.
What can you book for facial hair?
Laser hair removal
Face and upper lip
Asked about facial hair
How many sessions does facial hair take?
Six to eight treatments spaced four to six weeks apart is the usual course. The laser only affects hair in its active growth phase, so the spacing exists to catch the next wave rather than to fill a schedule. Individual results vary.
Is this permanent?
It is long-term reduction, not guaranteed permanent removal. Where growth is driven by a hormonal condition, hair can return, so your provider plans maintenance with you openly rather than leaving it as something you discover later.
Does it work on gray, white, or very fine hair?
Gray and white hair cannot be treated effectively with laser, because the laser targets melanin in the hair and there is none left to absorb the energy. Fine or light hair often needs additional sessions. You will hear this at the consultation rather than after you have paid for a series.
Hair color, skin type, and hormones all change the plan. The consultation settles all three before you buy a series.