Where will my treatment take place?
Your laser hair removal treatment will take place at our RQIA registered clinic just outside Belfast.

How does Ellipse laser hair removal work?

 A thin layer of gel is applied to your skin before treatment, to ensure the maximum amount of light enters the skin. The Ellipse applicator is pressed against the skin and a carefully controlled pulse of visible light is released. Potentially harmful wavelengths and wavelengths that only heat up water in the skin are removed using patented Ellipse Dual mode Filtering. The remaining light is absorbed by pigment (melanin) in your hair. Melanin converts the light into heat, which travels down the hair and heats the hair matrix, preventing future hair growth.

Can all hairs be treated?
Because the treatment relies on the absorption of light by melanin, there needs to be melanin in the hair. This means that light blonde, red, grey or white hairs do not respond, and the most efficient treatment is seen with dark hair.

Does it hurt?
While tolerance of pain is individual, no anaesthetic is required and most people describe the sensation as practically pain-free, similar to that of a rubber band snapping of the skin.

Do I need to take any precautions before the treatment?
It is important not to pluck, wax, tweeze or use hair removal creams at least four weeks before treatment. This ensures that as many hair follicles as possible contain a hair which can be destroyed. It is also important to avoid tanning, (sun, sunbeds and self-tanning) before and during treatment period. Otherwise the tanned skin will absorb the light rather than the hair. It is also recommended to use a SPF30 for four weeks following treatment.

How many treatments will I need?
Every hair has a life cycle; it grows for a period of time, falls out, rests and starts to grow again. Only hairs that are growing can be treated so the treatment needs to be repeated at intervals in order all hair follicles have been treated while growing.

We are an RQIA (Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) registered clinic, a requirement when offering laser hair removal services in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We undergo regular inspections to ensure your safety when receiving our treatments.

A Patch test is required. Book a consultation.