Everyone has heard it, nobody has checked it. Shaving changes nothing about the hair — but the illusion is so good that it deserves an explanation.

A move, a pregnancy, a budget, plain weariness: plenty of protocols get interrupted. Here is what stays gained, what comes back, and how to resume sensibly.

The protocol ends, and then what? Depending on the area, the answer ranges from “nothing for years” to “a session now and then”.

They cost €200 to €500 and promise salon results. It is not a scam, but it is not the same thing either. Here is why.

This is the subject our industry is least honest about. The laser does not work on every hair, and you are better off hearing it at the assessment than after five paid sessions.

A tattoo on the calf, moles on the back, an old scar: none of that stops laser hair removal. But none of it can be treated either.

Most of the “contraindications” you read online are not contraindications. Here is what really blocks a session, what simply means waiting, and what you must tell us.

The three methods are often presented as equivalent. They are not: neither the technology, nor the results, nor the number of sessions.

It is the first question we are asked, and the only one we cannot answer over the phone. Here is what really determines the number of sessions, and the ranges we see in our three centres.

At EpilSoft, our center is equipped with Alexandrite and Nd-YAG lasers from the Candela brand, known for their effectiveness in permanent laser hair removal. But