Leg laser hair removal
lower legs, thighs or full legs — knees at no extra charge

Legs come in three options, because few people need everything at once:

The maths is simple and every client does it herself: a razor every two days for several decades is a cost and a time commitment that add up over the years. A laser series is 6–8 visits.

We shave our legs quickly and without looking, so this is where nicks and post-shower dryness happen most. After the series, the daily ritual of soothing irritated skin with lotion disappears too.

Practically: leg hair is usually dark and of medium thickness, and the skin under clothing is rarely heavily tanned — favourable conditions for the laser. The biggest limitation is summer and tanning, which is why the series is best started in autumn.

Position and coverage. Lying down, first on your back, then on your front. We work in segments so nothing is missed.

Sensation. The gentlest area on the whole price list. Leg skin is thicker than in the bikini area or on the face, and the follicles shallower. Most people describe the session as a series of warm pinpricks.

At Velvet Skin Clinic we plan a series of 6–8 sessions in this area, every 6–8 weeks — intervals on the legs are longer than on the face.

The intervals are longer because the hair cycle in this area is slower. This is an established principle in clinical practice; the specific number of weeks is our clinic's protocol, not a trial result.

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).