Facial laser hair removal
upper lip, chin, cheeks and sideburns in one session

"Full face" on our price list means a specific set of areas. Each of them can also be booked separately, at a lower price:

Facial skin is thinner, more richly vascularised and exposed to the sun every day. Those are three reasons we work more carefully and at shorter intervals on the face than on the body — and why sun protection during the series is a condition here, not a suggestion.

Facial hair follicles are shallower than on the legs or back, but they respond to androgens. That is why with facial hair we ask about your cycle, thyroid and medication — not out of curiosity, but because it changes the series plan.

The third reason is practical: on the face we much more often encounter pigmented moles, which have to be avoided and protected. Changes to moles under laser hair removal are described in a systematic review (Cices et al., 2023, PMID 37493510).

Position and protection. Reclining, with eye shields for the whole session.

Sensation. It varies by segment: above the lip and on the chin the sensation is more distinct than on the cheeks, where the hair is finer. The whole session is short, and cooling removes most of the sensation.

At Velvet Skin Clinic we plan a series of 6–10 sessions in this area, every 4 weeks.

On the face the intervals are shorter than on the body, and the series longer. The reason is hormonal, not technical. The range is our clinic's protocol, based on clinical practice.

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).

Prices apply at both clinics. 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.

Why you will find no before & after photos here

Because in laser hair removal such a photo would prove nothing. You arrive at the session shaved — a condition without which the laser cannot work properly. A "before" photo would therefore show shaved skin, and an "after" photo hair-free skin. Both look the same; the difference only appears two to three weeks later, when one of them does not grow back.

It is more honest to describe what changes and when — and to show reviews from people who completed a full series. Before-and-after photos make sense for treatments with immediately visible results, and we publish them in those categories.

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).