Lasers & Hair Removal
Professional waxing from brows to Brazilian, performed with attention to comfort and hygiene.
Waxing removes hair from the root, which leaves skin smooth for weeks rather than days and works on every hair color, including the gray, blonde and red hair that laser cannot treat. We wax the face and body at our Boca Raton location and can book it alongside your other appointments in the same visit. Book an appointment or compare it with laser hair removal.
Laser finds hair by its pigment, so it does very little for gray, white, red or very fine blonde hair. Waxing does not care what color the hair is. It is also the answer if you want smooth skin now rather than a result built over a course of sessions, if you are pregnant, or if you are on a medication that rules laser out. Neither treatment is better in the abstract; they answer different questions.
Wax needs something to grip. Hair that is too short will not lift, and the appointment ends up being half a treatment. Roughly a quarter of an inch, or about two to three weeks of growth, is the working guide. Do not shave in the run-up, because shaving resets the growth cycle and makes regrowth patchier, which then makes the next wax less clean.
Repeated waxing on a consistent schedule weakens the follicle over time, so growth comes back finer and slower, and appointments become less uncomfortable. Waxing when you happen to think of it does not produce that. The people who find waxing genuinely easy are the ones on a rhythm.
Performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D.
Wax can lift sun-damaged or chemically exfoliated skin along with the hair. Do not book a wax onto sunburned skin, and tell us if you use tretinoin, a prescription retinoid or strong acids, or if you have had a recent chemical peel. On the upper lip and brow especially, retinoid-thinned skin can tear. That is a question we ask every time rather than a formality.
What suits you is decided at consultation, from your skin and your history. Consultations are complimentary.
The area is cleansed and prepped, wax is applied in the direction of growth and removed against it, and the skin is soothed afterward. Each pull is brief. Skin is pink for a few hours and occasionally shows small raised bumps at the follicles, which settle. Facial areas take a few minutes; larger body areas take longer.
About a quarter of an inch, which is roughly two to three weeks of growth. Shorter than that and the wax cannot grip, so the result is patchy.
Better not to. Shaving resets the growth cycle and makes regrowth uneven, which makes the next wax less effective. Letting it grow to length gives a much cleaner result.
For most people, yes, particularly on a consistent schedule. The follicle weakens with repeated waxing, so hair returns finer and appointments get easier.
Tell your provider first. Retinoids thin the outer skin, and waxing over it can lift or tear the skin, especially on the lip and brow. You will usually be asked to stop for a period beforehand.
Wait 48 hours, then exfoliate the area gently and regularly, and keep the skin moisturized. Wearing loose clothing after a body wax helps too.
Medical aesthetic treatments at Salon Oasis Med Spa are performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D. This page is general information, not medical advice. Individual results vary and suitability is determined at consultation based on your health history.
Consultations are complimentary. Tell us the result you have in mind and we will personalize the treatment that gets you there, whether that is this one or something gentler.
