Lip laser hair removal

The presence of hair on the lip can take the form of fine downy hair, or much more pronounced hairiness: it can strongly break the feminine beauty of any face. This excessive hairiness can have various causes, including :

• hereditary and genetic causes, particularly in the darker skin types (phenotype 4) of Mediterranean skins;
• medical causes, with pathologies such as hirsutism or polycystic ovary syndrome;
• hormonal causes, generally at the time of menopause, which results in a relative increase in androgens; hormones from contraceptive pills or pregnancy can play a similar role.

Hair removal from the lip using conventional techniques has a number of disadvantages: denser hair in the case of mechanical hair removal, pain in the case of waxing...

Laser lip hair removal, on the other hand, offers a number of advantages: it's a virtually painless, virtually permanent solution for destroying dark hair, thanks to the energy of a laser beam targeting the hair's black pigment, melanin. For this reason, the technique does not work on white or blond hairs. Likewise, as laser hair removal only targets growing hairs, several sessions are required.

Dr Santini offers laser hair removal of the upper lip to restore a soft, beardless lip. In the case of fine down, she works with a very precise laser, reducing the power of the shot: this sometimes means increasing the number of sessions, but it guarantees an effective solution, with no risk of paradoxical lip down regrowth.

An initial consultation enables Dr Christelle Santini to verify the indications and understand your motivations.

She will analyze your smile as a whole, to see if there are any other factors that may be hardening or darkening it, such as barcode wrinkles (vertical lines), photoaging of the skin or a dull complexion.

Choosing an aesthetic doctor for lip laser hair removal brings real added value:

• use of a genuine medical laser, which is safer and more effective than IPL pulsed light;
• perfect knowledge of the physiology of the hair and skin around the mouth;
• precise analysis to optimize session duration and intervals, so as to avoid unnecessary sessions.

Dr Santini will then estimate the number of sessions required, and their frequency.
She will also check that there are no relative or absolute contraindications:

• Tanned skin depending on the type of laser.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding, as a precautionary measure.
• Hair too light or white.
• Photosensitizing treatments (anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, etc.)

She advises you to moisturize your skin for 24 to 48 hours before and after the session with a moisturizing cream. Exposure to the sun is forbidden. Sunscreen should be used on sunny days, in sunny climates.

For pain-sensitive skin, Dr Santini prescribes an anaesthetic ointment such as EMLA®.

Compliance with the rules and precautions is essential to ensure a safe treatment. Do not wax before your appointment.

Laser lip hair removal takes place at Dr Santini's practice, rue de la Pompe, Paris 16th.

Dr Santini works with a dual laser platform (Alexandrite laser and Nd:YAG laser), enabling him to offer you a treatment tailored to your skin type, skin tone and hair type (coloration, thickness, etc.).

She puts on protective goggles and sweeps the lip, using a painless handpiece to cool the treated area.

The patient feels a slight tingling sensation with each laser shot.

Each session lasts around ten minutes: on average, 6 to 10 sessions are needed, spaced out over a month.

Side effects are very mild, with a slight redness that disappears very quickly. We recommend moisturizing the skin for a few days, and avoiding strong exposure to the sun for two weeks.

Dr Santini also recommends that you avoid congestion of the face for 24/48 hours (alcohol, sauna, hammam...).

The effect is never immediately visible: it's gradual, and becomes clear after the 2nd or 3rd session, with less dense hair and a lighter lip.

In the long term, it is estimated that 90% of hair is permanently destroyed: an annual maintenance session may be required.

• No stopover planned.
• Painless technique.
• Clean, virtually permanent hair removal.

What to do before permanent lip waxing?

• An aesthetic medicine consultation.
• Anaesthetic cream if necessary.
• No waxing.
• No exposure to sunlight.

How does a Paris lip laser hair removal session work?

• Session duration: approx. 10 min.
• 6 to 10 sessions in total, at average 4-week intervals.
• Wear safety glasses.
• Regular scanning with a cryogenic laser handpiece.

What happens after a lip laser hair removal session?

• Sun protection and lip hydration.
• Visible results around the 2nd or 3rd session.
• Definitive destruction of 90% of lip hair.