Is laser hair removal "permanent"?

"Permanent hair removal" means: "ALL the hair is gone, FOREVER!"

There is NO hair removal method (including laser) which can guarantee "ALL the hair will be gone, FOREVER!"

The most realistic description of the results after laser treatment is: "long-term hair REDUCTION". This means: "After four to eight treatments most people will see that the total amount of hair is greatly reduced -- generally by 70% to 90% -- and hair which does grow is often much finer and lighter in color."

It is important for you to realize that after having between four and eight treatment sessions it is VERY LIKELY that there WILL BE a very substantial reduction in both the amount of hair and also a reduction in the thickness and color of the hair in the treated areas. You should expect that this reduction in hair may last for many years.

This long-term hair reduction is exactly what most people want, but could be an issue, for example, if you removed hair from an area and later decided that you wanted to have hair in that area.

Lasers have been used for hair removal since at least 1995, and we know that stable, long-term hair reduction commonly lasts for many years. In some cases, dormant follicles will start to produce new hair, or "peach fuzz" follicles may start to produce black or brown hair, and this new hair if it develops will respond well to treatment.