Buttocks laser hair removal
the buttock surface and the area between the buttocks

A clear distinction helps avoid confusion and unnecessary costs:

Buttock hair is far more common than you would guess from how rarely it is mentioned. It is also the area where shaving works worst: the skin is soft, the crease makes the razor hard to guide, and clothing rubs the freshly shaved surface all day.

The result is ingrown hairs and small pustules, mistaken for acne. In the area between the buttocks, moisture and friction add to it, further encouraging folliculitis.

The area is relatively small, so a session is usually brief: around 15 minutes for the buttocks, or around 20 minutes when the area between the buttocks is included.

Position and coverage. Lying face down; the part covering the area between the buttocks is done lying on your side.

Sensation. Gentle on the buttock surface — the skin is thick and the follicles shallow. In the area between the buttocks the sensation is more distinct, because the skin is thinner.

At Velvet Skin Clinic we plan a series of 6–8 sessions in this area, every 5–7 weeks.

A shorter series than the extended bikini, because hair on the buttock surface is usually sparser and finer. The range is our clinic's protocol.

There is one reason a single session is never enough: the laser only affects follicles in their growth phase (anagen). At any given moment only part of the follicles in an area are in that phase — the rest are in catagen or telogen and do not respond to light. That is why sessions are repeated at intervals, to catch successive groups of follicles as they enter anagen (Natarelli et al., 2023, PMID 36769541).

We do not use one laser for everything. The device for this area is chosen at your consultation, after assessing your skin phototype and the thickness and colour of the hair. For phototypes IV–VI, the choice of wavelength is a matter of safety, not convenience (Lee et al., 2026, PMID 41884758).

The price is the same on all three lasers. Thunder Quanta works at our Śródmieście clinic, Soprano Ice Platinum at Mokotów, LightSheer Duet at both. The longer the series, the lower the price per session. When treating several areas at once, package prices from the full price list apply.

Laser hair removal works over a series, not from one session to the next — below is what you can realistically see at each stage in this particular area. Results are individual and depend on hair colour and thickness, skin phototype, and hormonal factors.

How to assess your results

The most useful changes to look for are how much hair grows back between sessions and how often you need to shave. Photos taken immediately before and after a session may look similar, because the treatment area has already been shaved.

On this page we explain how results develop over a course of treatment and share reviews from our patients. Your practitioner will discuss what you can realistically expect for this area during your consultation.

Below are situations specific to this area. Contraindications common to all laser treatments — photosensitising medication, photosensitive epilepsy, cancer under active treatment, recent procedures in the area — are discussed during your consultation. Complications after laser treatments and how to manage them are described in a 2026 review (Nguyen et al., PMID 41797616).