Laser — Full Legs

About this treatment

Laser hair removal runs as a series whose appointments sit weeks apart. On an area as large as the leg, that series takes up a lot of room in the calendar.

The same source advises avoiding tanning before and after the treatment — outdoors and in a sunbed alike — along with tanning products, and using a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day.

Read together, when to start the series becomes a real question. That is what we talk about at the visit: laying your calendar and the length of the series over each other.

Session plan

In the leg series the weeks between two appointments run against the calendar: as summer comes closer the sun plan tightens, in winter it eases. The time in between is therefore not mere waiting but the stretch over which it shows whether the plan can really be kept.

Who it is planned for

Whether it suits you this page cannot say; our source expressly forbids that. What we can say is that talking through your calendar before starting the series is worth doing. The decision is made together at the visit.

• If a long stretch in the sun is coming in the next months, share it from the start.
• If you tend towards scars or keloids, report that before the treatment.
• If you have tanned recently, be sure to say so.
• Report the medicines you take, isotretinoin included, before the treatment.

Before your appointment

Method

Neither the name nor a manufacturer document for the laser platform the studio uses appears in the canonical sources, so we do not describe how the machine works here. A general source on laser hair removal cannot say what one particular platform does; how the series of appointments is planned is handled not by this section but by the part about the calendar.

How the appointment runs

1. 1Talking through the calendarIt opens with a talk about how much time you will spend in the sun in the period ahead. The start of the series is planned from that.
2. 2What is to be reportedA tendency to scars, recent tanning, a history of cold sores and the medicines you take are reported here.
3. 3The applicationWork goes on over the leg. A short redness and swelling afterwards is to be expected.
4. 4The sun planHow to protect yourself from the sun over the days that follow is explained and carried on until the next appointment.
5. 5The series continuesThe next appointment is planned for weeks later; the time in between counts as part of the series.

After your appointment

When to contact us: If the redness and swelling last longer than you expected, ring us. If you see blistering, scarring or a change of colour in the skin, ask us before trying anything yourself; where necessary we refer you to a doctor.

What to be aware of

• After the treatment a redness and a swelling resembling a mild sunburn can appear; that is to be expected and usually lasts only a short while.
• Less often, but reported, are blistering, infection, scarring and a lasting change of colour in the skin.
• Before the treatment, using a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least factor thirty every day is advised.
• Tanning outdoors or in a sunbed, and tanning products, are to be avoided.
• A tendency to scars or keloids, recent tanning, and the medicines taken, isotretinoin included, are among the things to report before the treatment.

At a glance

• The treatment runs as a series whose appointments sit weeks apart.
• When the series begins is planned by talking through the time you will spend in the sun.
• Between appointments you are asked whether your sun protection is still going.
• That regrowth is to be expected over time is said from the start; we make no promise of permanence.
• The series can be split between the two studios; the calendar can be built around that.

Good to know

The Fatma Süha approach

At Fatma Süha we talk through the calendar before starting the leg series. The advice about the sun is barely keepable in midsummer, and noticing that afterwards is no use to anyone.

We make no promise of permanence. Our safety source says regrowth is to be expected over time, and we say no more than that.

For waxing and tweezing we give no interval in the sense of "stop this long before". Our source states outright that it gives no such timing; we do not invent one.

If your expectation contradicts the source, we say so at the first visit. Starting the series is not a way of postponing a wrong expectation.

Frequently asked questions

How long does the result on my legs last?

Our source says regrowth is to be expected over time and that top-up appointments may be needed. This page promises no permanence.

Can I start as summer comes in?

The advice about the sun becomes hard to keep in midsummer. We plan the start together with your calendar.

How many weeks beforehand should I stop waxing?

Our source gives no interval for that and states outright that it gives none. We do not invent one; at the visit we talk about your habit.

How many appointments will it take?

We do not name a personal number; our source does not carry that. The treatment runs as a series whose appointments sit weeks apart.

How long does the redness on the legs last?

A redness and a swelling like a mild sunburn are to be expected and usually last only a short while.

I take medicines — do I have to say so?

Yes. The medicines you take, isotretinoin included, are among the things to report before the treatment.

I tanned recently — is that a problem?

Be sure to report it. The source counts recent tanning among the things to report before the treatment.

Can I split the series between the two studios?

You can. The treatment is given in both studios, and your series record travels with you.

Locations

• BebekLaser — Full Legs
• GöktürkLaser — Full Legs