Your overall price depends on whether you treat an individual zone like the upper lip or chin, or opt for a bundled package. Studio GLDN offers affordable laser hair removal prices alongside value-driven 6-treatment packages and flexible monthly memberships starting at $89/month to fit your beauty budget seamlessly.

Because facial hair is hormonally driven and grows in separate, alternating growth cycles, a single session cannot catch every follicle. To hit hair when it is in its active anagen phase, we recommend an initial course of 8 to 10 treatments, with precise treatment intervals spaced 4 weeks apart.

It is highly recommended to let your skin breathe for at least 24 hours after your session. Your hair follicles retain heat immediately post-treatment, and applying heavy foundations can trap oils and trigger unwanted breakouts. Stick to a gentle moisturizer and a broad-spectrum SPF to protect the area.

You must stop using aggressive active ingredients such as retinol, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and prescription topical creams for 5 to 7 days before and after your appointment. These products increase your skin’s photosensitivity and vulnerability, making temporary irritation or redness more likely.

Our diode laser searches for the dark melanin pigment inside the hair shaft to travel down and target the follicle root. Because fine blonde, grey, white, and light red hairs lack this deep dark pigment, standard laser technology cannot see them. We will honestly evaluate your hair type during your initial consultation.

Certain oral antibiotics cause extreme photosensitivity, which can alter how your skin reacts to medical-grade laser energy. For your absolute safety, you must be completely finished with your course of antibiotics for at least 7 to 14 days before we can safely treat your face.

Yes, it is completely safe, but proper timing is essential. You must wait at least 2 to 4 weeks after receiving dermal fillers or wrinkle injections before having a laser treatment on surrounding facial zones to allow the injectables to settle entirely.

No, you must avoid direct sun exposure, tanning beds, and sunless self-tanning creams on your face for at least 2 weeks before your appointment. Tanned skin contains higher surface melanin, which can confuse the laser beam and increase the risk of surface skin irritation.

Because the upper lip and chin are highly sensitive zones with dense nerve endings, you may feel a quick, warm snapping sensation. However, our advanced cooling device continuously chills the skin on contact, balancing out the heat so the treatment is over quickly with minimal discomfort.

The most common temporary side effects are slight redness and minor swelling around the treated follicles (perifollicular edema), which look like a very mild sunburn or small hives. These completely normal indicators of a successful treatment typically fade away within a few hours.

Your exact laser hair removal legs cost depends on whether you choose a half-leg zone or a full leg package. Studio GLDN is proud to offer the most affordable laser hair removal prices alongside value-driven prepaid packages and convenient monthly memberships starting at $119/month, allowing you to budget for lasting results seamlessly.

Because hair grows in distinct growth cycles, the laser can only disable hair follicles that are currently in their active growth phase (the anagen phase). To target all follicles effectively during these changing cycles, an initial course of treatments requiring 8 to 10 interval treatments spaced roughly 4 to 6 weeks apart is recommended.

Yes, completely. Our advanced Venus Epileve™ diode laser is specifically engineered with customized pulse settings to safely bypass surface melanin. This allows the targeted light energy to reach deep hair follicles without impacting the surrounding tissue, ensuring a safe laser hair removal treatment for dark skin with minimal discomfort.

Post-treatment aftercare is incredibly simple. Because your follicles retain heat for a short period, you should avoid hot tubs, saunas, heavy gym workouts, and direct sun exposure for 24 to 48 hours. Keep your legs moisturized with a plain, unscented lotion and avoid physical scrubs or exfoliants until the skin feels completely calm.

We cannot fire the laser beam directly over tattoos, as the ink will absorb the concentrated light and cause skin irritation. Our experienced technicians will carefully mask a safe border around any tattoos while treating the surrounding clear skin. For mild spider veins, the laser is completely safe, but we always review your vascular health during your initial consultation to ensure absolute safety.

Yes, absolutely! Those dark little dots on your legs (often called strawberry legs) are actually just open pores trapping dead skin, oil, or a dark hair root right beneath the surface. By destroying the root of the hair and closing off that overactive follicle, laser hair removal clears out the pore entirely, leaving you with an incredibly smooth, airbrushed skin texture.

Because your legs cover a lot of surface area that naturally catches the sun, you need to be cautious. You must avoid direct, unprotected sun exposure on your legs for at least 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after your appointment. If you are going outside, keep your legs covered or apply a broad-spectrum SPF 30+ to prevent pigmentation changes while the skin is sensitive.

You cannot have any active fake tan on your legs on the day of your appointment. Sunless tanners darken the surface of your skin, which can cause our diode laser to mistakenly target your skin instead of the hair follicle. You can apply your spray tan 2 weeks after a session, but it must be completely exfoliated off before your next booking.

Bony areas like the shins and ankles can feel a little more vibrant or clicky compared to the fleshier parts of your calves and thighs. However, because our Venus Epileve™ technology features a real-time cooling tip that continuously chills the skin on contact, any stinging or warm snapping sensation is kept to an absolute minimum and is over in seconds.

Yes, if you are getting a full leg package, you need to shave your entire leg from the ankle all the way up to the hip. Even if your thigh hair is fine or looks like “peach fuzz,” any hair left above the surface of the skin will absorb the laser’s energy before it can reach the root. Shaving 24 hours prior ensures the energy travels directly down to dropkick the follicles.

Yes, if you are getting a full leg package, you need to shave your entire leg from the ankle all the way up to the hip. Even if your thigh hair is fine or looks like “peach fuzz,” any hair left above the surface of the skin will absorb the laser’s energy before it can reach the root. Shaving 24 hours prior ensures the energy travels directly down to dropkick the follicles.

Yes, absolutely—when using the right technology. Older Nd:YAG lasers were the traditional standard, but our Venus Epileve™ Diode laser utilizes optimized pulse widths and advanced cooling properties specifically designed to protect skin types IV through VI on the Fitzpatrick scale while yielding incredible hair reduction.

Because hair grows in distinct cycles, the laser can only target hair in its active growth phase. Most clients see optimal results within 8 to 10 sessions, spaced roughly 4 to 6 weeks apart. Read more about the number of laser hair removal treatments needed in our article.

Yes! This is one of the greatest benefits for dark skin. Razor bumps (pseudofoliculitis barbae) happen when curly hair twists back into the skin. Because the laser destroys the hair follicle, the hair stops growing back into the skin, instantly stopping new bumps from forming and allowing old hyperpigmentation to finally fade.

While we love a GLDN spray tan, you must avoid all sunless tanners on the treatment area for 2 weeks prior to your laser session. The active ingredients in spray tans can cause the laser to misidentify the surface skin as the hair root, compromising your safety. We will help you strategically schedule your tan and laser appointments so you can enjoy the best of both worlds!

With older laser technology, treating dark skin could feel quite intense because the heat wasn’t properly regulated. The Venus Epileve™ features an advanced, built-in real-time cooling system that continuously keeps the surface skin chilled. Most clients describe the feeling as a quick, warm, snapping sensation that is highly tolerable and significantly less painful than a traditional bikini wax.

Hormonal hair growth, particularly on the chin, jawline, and chest, is highly treatable but requires a strategic approach. While laser hair removal will drastically reduce the thickness and speed of hair growth, clients with hormonal imbalances like PCOS may require a few more initial sessions and ongoing, occasional maintenance touch-ups to keep new dormant follicles from activating.

We cannot laser directly over open wounds, bleeding skin, or severe active cystic breakouts, as this can increase the risk of irritation. However, if you have standard or mild breakouts, our experienced technicians can carefully navigate around those specific spots during your session to ensure your treatment remains safe and effective.

Laser hair removal relies on the contrast of dark pigment within the hair root to guide the light energy. Because blonde, grey, white, and true red hairs lack this dark melanin pigment, the laser cannot “see” or target them effectively. During your consultation, we will assess your hair texture and colour to ensure you are a viable candidate.

While our Venus Epileve™ technology is specifically designed to prevent this, slight temporary pigment changes can occasionally occur if the skin experiences sun exposure or excessive heat post-treatment. If you notice any unusual darkening or lightening, notify us immediately. We will review your aftercare, adjust your future settings, and guide you on safe topicals to quickly soothe and restore your skin.

Out of an abundance of caution, we do not perform laser hair removal treatments on individuals who are currently pregnant, as no clinical studies are guaranteeing its absolute safety for the fetus. If you are breastfeeding, we can safely treat you everywhere except the breast and chest areas, provided your hormones have levelled out post-delivery.