How Much Is Laser Hair Removal Going To Cost

When you are getting laser hair removal, the biggest concern after how much is it going to hurt, is how much it is going to cost you. The cost is one of the biggest things people worry about with laser hair removal because overall, it is not a very cheap procedure.

When you compare laser hair removal to waxing and shaving, there is no contest, both of those methods cost less individually. However, it is important to point out the important word at the end of that last sentence. Individually, these items are cheaper, but you will have to keep going for shaving and waxing over the years, and those costs will add up. While you do have to go for quick annual checkups with laser hair removal, it is miniscule compared to how often you will have to wax or shave. As well, you should look at the time it takes you to shave every couple weeks, and the pain you go through in waxing. In regards to those, isn’t the cost of laser hair removal worth it?

The average cost you are going to pay for laser hair removal is between $150 and $500. However, what you pay is going to vary greatly based on the area that is being treated. Naturally your hands will be cheaper than your back, but your legs may be more expensive than everything. This is important to remember because if you are going in for laser hair removal on your entire body, it is going to cost you a lot.

The cheapest place to get laser hair removal is the underarms. This area only costs between $250 and $350. The next cheapest areas are the bikini area and the arms. The reason for this is because both areas do not have a lot of hair, and the hair that is there is usually easy to target and remove. Both areas cost about $350 to $500 per session.

The next cheapest area is the chest, which costs between $350 and $600 per session. Now we are getting in to the more expensive areas. The second most-expensive area to have laser hair removal done is the legs, which cost between $600 and $850. The most expensive areas, it’s a tie, are the back and the face and neck. Now this may seem odd to some because the face and neck are much smaller than the back. Well, the face and neck need special care and often have more hair than anywhere else on the body, so they need more sessions and longer treatments.

All the prices quoted are per session, which means that if you have to have six sessions to remove your back hair, you could be paying between $2,100 and $3,600 for the entire procedure. Many people mistakenly think that the $350 to $600 price is how much it costs total.

Even with that higher cost though, laser hair removal is still is cheaper in the long run than shaving and waxing.

Read more answers to your questions at our laser hair removal FAQ page.