Dr. Phoon Yishan

With a series of treatments, hair removal technologies can gradually reduce hair growth.

Over time, patients may notice:
✔ Finer hair texture
✔ Slower regrowth
✔ Reduced hair density

Maintenance treatments may still be recommended depending on hormonal influences and treatment area.

If you have questions about IPL, laser hair removal or treatment planning, feel free to leave them below for Dr Phoon.

Hair removal treatments can be performed in medical clinics, spas or at home — but the technologies and energy levels vary.

Medical clinics typically use devices with:
🧬 Higher precision
🧬 Adjustable treatment parameters
🧬 Individualised treatment planning

Home devices use lower energy levels for safety, which means they may produce slower and more gradual results.

Professional assessment also helps reduce risks such as burns or post-inflammatory pigmentation, especially in darker skin types.

Hair removal works best when there is sufficient pigment in the hair follicle.

Darker, coarser hair tend to respond more effectively because they contain more melanin, which absorbs the treatment energy.

Very fine, light or grey hair may respond less effectively and sometimes require more sessions or alternative approaches.

Treatment plans are always customised based on:
▪️ Hair thickness
▪️ Skin tone
▪️ Treatment area

Both IPL and laser technologies use light energy to target hair follicles, but they work slightly differently.

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) uses broad-spectrum light, while laser devices use a single focused wavelength.

Because of this, laser treatments can often:
✔️ Deliver more precise energy
✔️ Target follicles more efficiently
✔️ Achieve more consistent reduction

IPL may still be useful for maintenance treatments or larger areas.

Hair grows in cycles, and only a portion of follicles are active at any given time.
This means multiple treatment sessions are required to gradually target more follicles as they enter the growth phase.

Hair removal tends to work best in areas with:
✔️ Darker, coarser hair
✔️ Strong follicle pigmentation

Common treatment areas include:
▪️ Underarms
▪️ Bikini line
▪️ Legs
▪️ Upper lip

Consistency is key for achieving progressive hair reduction over time.

Hair removal devices work by targeting melanin within the hair follicle and delivering controlled heat to reduce its ability to produce new hair.

Because hair grows in cycles, only hairs in the active growth phase respond effectively to treatment.

This is why hair removal requires multiple sessions spaced over time, allowing different follicles to be treated as they enter the growth phase.

Hair reduction is therefore a gradual process rather than a single treatment.

Hair restoration begins with understanding the underlying cause.

During a consultation, we assess:
✔ Hair loss history
✔ Hormonal or stress triggers
✔ Scalp health and inflammation
✔ Degree of follicle miniaturisation

From there, a long-term treatment plan can be created.