Laser hair removal

Today, there are many different types of laser:

The best-known is the Alexandrite Laser, which is most suitable for light hair on light skin. This type of laser emits 755nm red laser beams to rapidly destroy the melanin in your hair.

The Yag Laser is the specialist for dark to black skin types (phototypes V and VI). This laser delivers 1064nm laser beams for better skin absorption. With this laser technology, we can safely treat even the darkest to blackest skins, avoiding any risk of burns.

The 808 nm Diode Laser offers high power and a fast repetition rate for deep penetration into the hair follicle for rapid treatment. This wavelength is suitable for slightly darker skins.

The new 940 nm Diode Laser penetrates deep into the skin and is absorbed by the target chromophore.
Pulse duration and energy density, combined with epidermal cooling, ensure targeted thermal damage without affecting tissue. This type of laser is perfect for skin types III and IV.

At Novaskin Clinic Brussels, we’ve opted for a new, cutting-edge technology. Our HERA NEO medical laser (CE Medical) is equipped with all 4 technologies.

This enables us to work effectively on all skin types (I to VI) and all hair types (except white).

Our 4-wavelength laser works at different depths to give you optimum results in complete safety.

Laser hair removal treatments can be started at any time of the year and on any area.

In fact, even if the warm weather has already arrived, our protocol and follow-up enable us to treat you during the summer months.

Our program sessions are spaced between 8 and 14 weeks apart. This allows you to spend a summer without having to think about shaving or waxing.

Ideally, start your sessions in autumn or winter. You’ll be ready for next summer, and won’t have to worry about your facial hair when your treatment is over.

First of all, it’s important to make afree appointment at our clinic. A laser practitioner with expertise in permanent hair removal will advise you and explain the Novaskin Clinic protocol.

Based on your requirements and needs, a personalized hair assessment is carried out. This is based on your age, the area of your body you wish to remove, your hair growth and your medical history.

Our expert guides you through your hair removal project.

It’s very important to us that you pay close attention to protocol and procedure in order to achieve the best results. That’s why consultation is so important.

What’s more, before you start your sessions, we provide you with a protocol so that you always have the essential information to hand.

The day before your session, it’s important to shave the area to be treated so that the hair is as short as possible and highly charged with melanin.

On the day of your session, depending on your skin and hair type, the laser practitioner will adjust the laser to suit you. This ensures optimum results.

Protective eyewear must be worn at every session and throughout the session. We apply a contact gel to improve the bond between your hair and the laser, and to make it easier for the laser to scan your skin.

Sessions are painless, fast and effective. Each session removes 20% of your body hair.

After the session, the skin may show some redness and swelling around the hairs. These then begin to fall off between 10 and 15 days after your laser session.

Beyond this phase, there will be a phase of no regrowth, with no hair growth for up to 6 weeks. The remaining hairs will start to grow back slowly and less frequently.

It will then be time to schedule another appointment at Novaskin Clinic.

Laser treatment is now within everyone’s reach. With Novaskin Clinic, you can take advantage of our 6 sessions + 2 free package, with the option of paying in instalments at no extra charge from €18/month.

Example: Underarm package 6 sessions + 2 free at €31.4/month.

See our laser hair removal prices and promotional offers.

The 4-wavelength HERA NEO laser used by Novaskin clinic is 90% effective on black, brown, chestnut and blond hair.

On average, 6 to 8 sessions are required for optimum results. Fine, white downy hair cannot be treated, as it is not loaded with melanin.

Laser hair removal is considered permanent or progressively definitive. Laser treatment eliminates hair, but does not prevent the growth of a few new, finer and lighter hairs after a few years in hormonal areas. New hair on hormonal areas remains isolated, and the patient will never regain his or her original hair growth.

We recommend 1-2 maintenance sessions once a year.

At Novaskin Clinic, laser hair removal is painless. In fact, thanks to the -20°C intense cooling system integrated into our medical laser, your sessions will be painless.

However, you may feel a sensation of discomfort caused by the transformation of the laser flashes on contact with your hair.

Laser hair removal is considered a medical aesthetic treatment. Every treatment has its risks. To avoid any risk, you need to turn to experts trained and experienced in long-lasting laser hair removal.

A preliminary consultation is mandatory in order to diagnose the treatment. Before proceeding with your first session, a few safety flash tests are recommended.

Risks of burns and temporary skin depigmentation are very rare. What’s more, according to several medical studies, exposure to laser beams is too short to constitute a danger to the skin and body.

We inform and document the mandatory safety rules to be followed before and after your treatment.

After alaser hair removal session, the hair falls out in the weeks following treatment. In general, between 10 and 15 days after the session.

It’s important to know that 20% of your hair will be permanently destroyed at each session, in the anagen phase.

There are 3 types of hair:

• Anagen hairs: The “anagen” phase is the phase of hair growth. This hair growth is continuous. The anagen phase is also called “youth”, when the root is at its largest. Laser treatment to reach the bulb and prevent regrowth is ideal at this stage. Note that 20% of hairs are in the anagen phase during each cycle.
• Catagen hair: The “catagen” phase is the shortest phase of the hair cycle, the “old age” phase. This is the beginning of the transition: the hair stops growing but is not detached from the root. Melanin production in these areas stops. In this case, the laser will not be erased.
• Telogen hair: The “telogen” phase, or death, is a stage in which the bulb is at cellular rest. In other words, the hair is not yet growing or falling out. The hair is detached from the root, ready to fall out and be replaced by a new hair (anagen). During this phase of the hair cycle, the hair is less pigmented (less melanin), so laser treatments are less effective. This telogen phase leads to hair loss.

After the non-regrowth phase, which can last up to 6 weeks, the 80% of hair not permanently destroyed at the previous session will grow back more slowly and finer. Note that 20% of her hair will be treated at the next session.

Laser hair removal is considered permanent or progressively definitive.

The laser eliminates hair, but does not prevent the growth of a few new, finer and lighter hairs after a few years in hormonal areas.

New hair on hormonal areas remains isolated, and the patient will never regain his or her original hair growth. We recommend 1-2 maintenance sessions once a year.

A hormonal zone is an area that is more sensitive to the body’s hormonal flow.

For these reasons, new hair growth is possible even after a greater number of sessions, and the result is less perfect. You’ll need to make a few alterations over the years.

Moreover, shaving these areas is strongly discouraged to avoid developing heavier hair growth. Special clippers are available to trim rather than shave your hair the day before the session.

The hormonal zones in women are:

• Upper lip of the face
• Menton
• Neck
• Neck
• Favourites
• Cheeks
• Breasts
• Back
• Belly band
• Genital lips
• Thighs.

The hormonal zones inmen are:

• Torso
• Belly
• Shoulders
• Back
• Genitals

Before starting any treatment, the first consultation will identify any contraindications listed below:

• Not pregnant.
• Do not wear a pacemaker.
• Do not take photosensitizing medication.
• Do not expose the treated area to UV light or sunlight 4 weeks before treatment and 1 week afterwards.
• Do not take self-tanners, tanning capsules, self-tanning showers, etc. And this 3 weeks before the session.

Risks such as burns, blisters or infections like folliculitis are fairly rare, but can happen.

Of course, all this is reversible. At Novaskin Clinic, our protocol is strict and secure in order toavoid the appearance of undesirable effects.

Side-effects such as pimples, irritation and heat may occur up to several days after laser treatment.

What’s more, we can sometimes observe small spots in the weeks following laser treatment, especially in the case of tanned skin, but these do not last very long.

There is also a rare phenomenon in hormonal areas that can accentuate hair growth. This phenomenon is called paradoxical regrowth.

At Novaskin Clinic, our CE medical laser is equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure that such cases are avoided as far as possible. This phenomenon is often the result of hormonal imbalance.

In this case, we invite you to have a hormonal check-up before continuing your sessions.

What’s most important at Novaskin Clinic is the personal attention you receive.

The laser uses a powerful beam of energy (radiation) of one or more wavelengths to destroy the hair root in a targeted, permanent way. It is therefore a permanent hair removal method.

Pulsed light (IPL or SHR) emits several wavelengths of threaded light, but theenergy is lower. As the result is not definitive, thehair removal is long-lasting. The treatment should be repeated every 3 or 4 years, depending on the regeneration of bulbs not eradicated during the initial treatment.

ALMA payment solution 4 times free of charge:

Novaskin Clinic offers you the possibility of paying for your laser hair removal treatment in 4 instalments, free of charge, using your CREDIT CARD.

All you need is your CREDIT card (Bancontact and prepaid cards are not eligible).

Our ALMA 4-installment payment system accepts credit cards from banks in the following countries:

France-Belgium-Spain-Germany-Italy-Austria-Ireland-Luxembourg-Netherlands.

However, some types of card do not allow you to pay in instalments. These include :

• Cards issued by foreign banks;
• Prepaid cards, such as Correos, MoneyToPay, Spark, etc…

CETELEM groupe BNP PARIBAS FORTIS payment 24 times free of charge:

You can also finance your laser / radiofrequency / EMS treatment plan in up to 24 free instalments thanks to our partner CETELEM groupe BNP PARIBAS FORTIS. This ease of payment allows you to carry out all services while keeping your budget under control.

To do this, you’ll need..:

• your smart identity card (excluding residence permits, NATO, SHAPE and embassy staff, and excluding type A identity cards)
• your BELGIAN mobile phone number (no foreign numbers)
• your Belgian bank account number.

If your application is accepted, you’ll be able to pay in up to 24 instalments free of charge.

Please note that the credit offer request is only valid for customer(s) domiciled in Belgium or the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a valid and unexpired identity card, and with income from a Belgian or Luxembourg employer or organization.