• Avoid tanning beds and sunless tanning products to prevent adverse reactions.

• Avoid sun exposure greater than 30 minutes (in the span of 3 weeks), even if wearing sunscreen.

• The treatment area must be clean-shaven 12-24 hours before your treatment, and Must be short than a grain of rice. Unshaved clients will be rescheduled. Razors are not provided in the clinics.

• Skin must be clean and free of makeup, moisturizers, lotions, oils, deodorant, sunless tanning products, numbing cream, etc. Products on the skin can increase the likelihood of adverse reactions from the laser.

• Avoid physical activities that increase body temperature for at least 2 hours before treatments.

• Skin that is sunburned, hot to the touch, peeling, or otherwise damaged cannot be treated. 

Your safety is a top priority! We use the safest laser in the industry, and take special care to prepare you for laser hair removal with our Pre and Post care guide and our laser is safe for all skin types & tones!

Yes! There are so many ways to temporarily remove hair, but for permanent results, laser hair removal (not IPL!) is the safest way to make unwanted body hair a thing of the past!

Hair is gone forever! Most of our clients are 95-100% hair-free in treated areas in 7-10 sessions. Hormones, pregnancy and the odd stubborn hair that just won’t quit, can play a role where maintenance treatments every couple years may be necessary

At Esthetics By Cati — Yes! Our laser hair removal works on all skin tones. Some hair removal methods are limited to light skin tones. But our laser is precise enough to target the hair follicle, and eliminate hair at the root without damaging your skin. Even the darkest of skin tones can be treated.

At-home devices use mostly IPL technology which is not as effective as our lasers. These devices are much smaller than our lasers & don’t offer the cooling to ease your discomfort. Compared to our treatments, at-home devices are more time consuming, more painful and produce inferior results. Don’t be fooled by cheap products that take up your time without producing real effects.

A recent study of an FDA-approved Silk’n laser hair removal home device was published by Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, a leading scientific laser journal. The people in the study had 4 to 6 treatments each. 4 weeks after the last treatment they showed an average of 36% hair reduction. However, 12 weeks later the hair had mostly returned.

We’ve never had anyone leave because of how a laser pulse feels on the body. Most clients describe the sensation similar to the feeling of warm tingle and certain more sensitive areas being snapped with a rubber band. Compared to waxing the treatment has very little discomfort. Our state of the art laser uses a cooling technology to safely cool the skin in the milliseconds prior to, as well as after, each laser pulse, which decreases discomfort as well.

Our lasers are incredibly safe, and you’re treated by highly trained medical professionals. We provide eye protection and take all necessary precautions so your treatments are effective, yet safe. Laser hair removal is a simple procedure and there’s almost no recovery time so you can return to work, apply makeup or be active immediately after your treatment. We only ask that you wear sunscreen to protect the treated area.