Getting rid of body hair is an important grooming concern for many people. Saying goodbye to hair on the arms, either the forearms or underarms, is also something not to be taken lightly. Dr. Guljeet Sohal of Balle Bliss luxury medical spa, based in Cypress, Texas, discusses here how it’s done.
At Balle Bliss, we get rid of arm hair on a permanent, basis, using the Super Hair Removal method, which basically is laser hair removal. The best thing about this treatment, apart from the fact that you will no longer need to shave, pluck or wax, is that it is virtually painless. And in the long run, it will save you lots of money.
The Super Hair Removal method requires six treatments, six weeks apart and has amazing results. Many people, especially women and male athletes, such as swimmers, concentrate on the underarm area. This method works very well, and when the course of treatments is over, you will never have to worry about it again.
Whole Arm
People who do the whole arm usually are women who are tired of shaving or waxing. They come in and want to get their hair removed permanently, so we use the laser. It can be more expensive, however, than just doing the underarms, as the area will be bigger, and therefore take longer to treat.
Some people come in for arm hair removal because at some point in their lives they had started to shave or pluck their arms. This results both in a prickly feel when they do not shave, and subsequent hair grows back thicker and coarser. Shaving your own outer arms is never a good idea.
Not Recommended for Darker Skin
Laser hair removal is great for white-skinned or medium-skinned people. But, if you have darker skin it is not really recommended. You could not, for example, do it on an individual whose skin tone is graded between a 5 and a 6, or a Whoopi Goldberg-kind of skin coloring. The reason is because laser hair removal targets the pigment in the skin, the melanin. And if you are dark-skinned and your hair is almost the same color, you will burn the skin as well as the hair. That’s why it isn’t recommended, as unfortunately the laser is unable to differentiate.
We perform laser arm hair removal in the following regions:
- Upper Arm: includes from the elbow to top of deltoid, front and back – does not include shoulders
- Lower Arm: includes the elbow down to the wrist, front and back – does not include hands
- Entire Arm: includes upper and lower arm, hand, and fingers – does not include shoulders
- Shoulders: encompasses the cap of the entire shoulder area
- Hand: encompasses the wrist bones, across the tops of the hand and fingers
- Underarms: encompasses the entire pit of the underarm
If you are interested in hair removal that is both painless and permanent, book a consultation to see how you can save both time and money.
The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your healthcare provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate healthcare provider.
