The result you want
Whether laser hair removal or waxing is right for you comes down to your hair color, your skin, and whether you want smooth skin now or less hair permanently. Both are done at our Boca Raton location, and we will tell you when laser cannot work for your hair rather than sell you a package. Book a consultation.
Laser hair removal reduces hair permanently over a series of sessions and suits anyone wanting to stop maintaining an area long term. Waxing gives an immediate smooth result and is the better choice for a one-off or for areas and hair colors that lasers do not treat well. Your provider will tell you which applies to you.
Which of these suits you is decided at a complimentary consultation, from your skin and your history.
Laser finds hair by the pigment inside it. Dark hair gives it a clear target. Gray, white, red and very fine blonde hair contain little or no usable pigment, so laser does very little for them no matter how many sessions are sold. Waxing does not care about color at all. This single fact settles the choice for a lot of people, and it is the first thing we check.
Laser is a course of treatments spaced weeks apart, because only follicles in their active growth phase respond on any given day. What you get at the end is permanent reduction: far less hair, finer and lighter, with occasional top-ups. Waxing gives you smooth skin the same day, lasting weeks, and you repeat it indefinitely. Neither is better in the abstract. One is an investment with a timeline, the other is maintenance with an immediate result.
Tanned skin holds extra pigment, and that pigment competes with the hair for the laser's energy, raising the risk of burns and pigment change. Spray tans cause the same problem. Living here means this is not a seasonal rule you can wait out: it means keeping the treatment area covered or out of direct sun for a couple of weeks either side of every session, year-round. If you have caught the sun, tell us and we will move the appointment rather than treat.
Performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D.
If your hair is gray, blonde or red. If you are pregnant. If you are on a medication that rules laser out. If you want it handled before a trip next week. If you would rather not commit to a course. Any of those makes waxing the sensible choice, and there is nothing second-best about it.
What suits you is decided at consultation, from your skin and your history. Consultations are complimentary.
For many people ingrown hairs, not the hair itself, are the actual complaint. Laser tends to help, because thinner and sparser regrowth is less likely to become trapped. With waxing the answer is gentle exfoliation starting 48 hours after your appointment and keeping the skin moisturized. Shaving over an ingrown hair is what turns it into an inflamed bump.
Performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D.
It depends on your hair color and your timeline. Laser gives permanent reduction over a course of sessions but only works on hair with pigment. Waxing works on any hair color and gives smooth skin the same day, repeated indefinitely.
Poorly. The laser targets pigment, and those hairs have little to target. Waxing is the honest recommendation in that case, and we would rather say so than sell a package that cannot deliver.
No, and that includes spray tans. Tanned skin competes with the hair for the laser's energy, which risks burns and pigment change. The appointment should be rescheduled.
Yes, and you should. Shaving removes the hair at the surface while leaving the follicle intact, which is what the laser needs. Never wax, thread or pluck between sessions.
Gentle exfoliation starting 48 hours after waxing, and keeping the skin moisturized. Laser often helps over time because regrowth is finer and sparser. Do not shave over an inflamed ingrown hair.
This page is general information about treatment options at Salon Oasis Med Spa, not medical advice. Medical aesthetic treatments are performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D. What is right for you is decided at consultation based on your skin and your health history.
A complimentary consultation is the easiest way to settle it. We will personalize the option that suits your skin, your schedule and your budget.
