First 48 Hours · Razor Only · Pacific Plaza
The laser heats pigment in growing hair, so the skin around each follicle reacts briefly, then settles. Aftercare means keeping that skin cool and undisturbed, shaving rather than waxing or plucking between sessions, and keeping sun and tanning away. Dr Sin Yong sets the clinic's long-pulsed 755 nm alexandrite and 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser for your skin tone and hair colour.
Pink skin with small raised bumps around each follicle, rather like goosebumps, is the expected reaction. It may feel warm or sting a little, and usually settles within hours to a day. How a course is planned is on the laser hair removal page.
The Following Days
Shedding. Over one to three weeks the treated hairs loosen and work their way out, which can pass for new growth; the downtime page shows when. Ordinary washing lifts them, and gentle exfoliation can help once the skin feels normal. Small scabs are covered in the questions below.
Hair removal. Shaving is fine once the redness and bumps have settled, usually after a day or two. Waxing, plucking, threading and epilating are not used between sessions, because the laser needs the root in place; nor is bleaching.
Skin And Sun
Until the skin feels normal again, keep perfumed products and exfoliants off it.
From then on, put a broad-spectrum sunscreen on any treated area the sun can reach, for the whole course. Avoid tanning before and between sessions, and do not arrive with self-tan on.
A tan puts more pigment in the skin's surface, where it competes with the hair for the laser's energy, so burns, blisters and darker or lighter patches become more likely. After significant sun exposure, Dr SY may defer the next session.
Everyday Life
Exercise and heat. Sweaty workouts, hot showers and saunas wait until the warmth has gone, usually a day or two.
Swimming. Pools and the sea wait until the skin feels normal and no scab remains: chlorine and salt sting treated skin.
Make-up. On the face, wait until the skin has cooled and there is no scab or blister.
Between sessions. Do not use a home laser or light device on the same area.
Safety
Follicle-shaped redness and bumps that fade are expected. These signs are not, and need to be seen:
For any of these, photograph the area and WhatsApp the clinic on +65 8023 7170 (Monday to Saturday, 11:00–20:00). If anything is getting worse, or there is a blister, open skin or a fever, you need to be seen the same day, wherever you are; out of hours, go to the nearest hospital emergency department rather than waiting for a reply. See complication care and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
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9 Scotts Road, Pacific Plaza #12-01A, Singapore 228210 · +65 8023 7170
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