Laser Hair Removal and Children. Hairaway Canada provides some answers

We are often  asked whether children or young teenagers are candidates for medical laser hair removal and feel that this would be a pertinent topic for our latest blog.

Some children and most younger teenagers experience an onset of hair growth on anatomical areas like their face, arms, legs and even backs and this can at pose  problems for some of them. These could be social ones, like being teased or being called names or even something that we as adults may consider not worthy of mention, like being told "you have hair like my elder brother or I think you need to start shaving those legs" can create untold distress for the young mind.  On the other side there are the physical issues, for example like ingrown hair on the crease line of the bikini of the younger teenaged girls or the nicks and cuts from shaving the face or the discomfort associated with waxing. 

The parents of these children leave no stone unturned and seek to provide assurance of a remedy for these children and also work with the children, until a more permanent solution is found by them, to provide interim solution like clipping! Thankfully a medical solution exists at Hairaway Canada.

For medical laser hair removal to be successful, a few things must be in place. First and most obviously, a presence of dark hair against an untanned skin and a willing and cooperative candidate. We always recommend that treatment be considered for young teenaged girls after their first menses and for boys until after the end of the their 13th birthday, giving time for the hormones to settle down.

Consent of both parents for treatments is an absolute must and the presence of at least one of them during the treatment. But most important of all, the desire to have the treatment from and the cooperation of the young teenager.

As always, we will examine the prospect to ensure clinical and lifestyle suitability conduct a thorough and detailed consultation with the prospect in the presence of their parent(s) to ensure they fully understand the process and are at ease. 

We have been told that we have excellent bed side manners and are very skilled at creating an environment where the prospect feels at ease both with the procedure, the facility and with us.

Rest assured that if we have any inclination that the child is unsuited or that we will not be able to provide a measure of remedy and success we will not offer treatment.