There is no age restriction for laser & electrolysis hair removal but the client must has the maturity to demonstrate that he/she understand the treatment process, what is expected of the procedure, preparation before each treatment session & aftercare.
The benefits & risks of laser & electrolysis hair removal are the same for younger people as they are for adults.
The main decision to do laser or electrolysis hair removal needs to come from the young clients themselves, not their parents or guardians. This must be something the young clients want for themselves and not because their parents want them to have it done.
However, for a client under the age of 18 years old, the presence of a legal guardian on the first consultation and written consent from a legal guardian are required. We will provide our form.
Because young clients still have to go through puberty & there are hormones that can affect hair growth, there is a super high possibility that there can be excessive hair growth even after successful hair removal. This means young clients who are still growing will require more sessions than the fully-grown adults on average.
Waxing, daily plucking & other epilation methods that pull/tear the hair out from skin should be avoided cause these temporary hair removal methods can increase the size of your hair, can cause ingrown hair, can irritate skin & etc.
Scarred skin of a daily plucker => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--CRwOxb74&fbclid=IwAR1bN7Ej9w9QRDrqbRItqBd-R3LFWWBhOK59Z5TCurv0P97UBjFrLUZFBXw
///////////// Why age is important to Laser (or IPL) result? /////////////
It's recommended that the client should have completely gone through puberty before commencing laser hair removal, so that it allows enough time for full pattern of hair growth to be completely developed. That is around mid 20's for female and mid 30's for male.
Why wait? Remember laser works efficaciously when hair is dark, dense, coarse and thick.
However, when a child wants to have treatments done earlier before turning puberty due to psychological stress from the hair, pilonidal cyst or sinus, ingrown hair, pseudofolliculitis barbae, sores and etc, they need to understand that results might not be long term and require more treatments sessions.
