What should you know about Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser hair removal?

The wavelength reaches pigment in the follicle and is used by experienced providers for hair reduction in a range of skin tones. A cooling method and carefully selected energy help manage heat at the skin surface. The follicle is most responsive during an active growth phase, so appointments are spaced to meet the hair cycle.

Results vary with hair colour, thickness, hormonal influences, treatment area, tanning, and device settings. Nd:YAG is not the same as alexandrite or diode technology, and a consultation should determine which platform is appropriate.

Tell the provider about recent tanning, self-tanner, medicines, pigment disorders, scarring, and any active rash or infection. Avoid waxing or plucking before treatment unless your provider gives different instructions; shaving is often discussed because it leaves the follicle in place.

After treatment, use gentle care, avoid picking, and protect the area from sunlight. Mild warmth, redness, swelling around follicles, or temporary sensitivity may occur. Follow the clinic’s advice about deodorant, active skincare, exercise, and heat.

Contact the clinic for increasing pain, blistering, pus, spreading redness, or persistent colour change. Seek urgent care for fever with a rapidly worsening skin reaction, breathing difficulty, facial swelling, or severe eye pain or vision change.

Ask whether 1064 nm Nd:YAG suits your skin and hair, whether a test spot will be performed, how to prepare each body area, how regrowth will be assessed, and who to contact after treatment.