Medications That Make Us Reschedule Your Session, and Exactly How Long to Wait
Before anything else, the rule that matters most: do not stop taking a prescription so you can keep a laser appointment. We move appointments constantly. It costs you a few […]
Wedding in Nine Months? A Backward-Planned Laser Schedule for Chicago Couples
By Valeria Tartacovschi, cofounder, V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care, Old Town, Chicago Nine months out is the sweet spot, and almost nobody arrives at that number on purpose. […]
Underarms: The Fastest Area to Finish, and Why We Recommend It First
A version of this conversation happens in our consultation room most weeks. Someone sits down, tells us they want laser hair removal, and then adds the real constraint: they can’t […]
Fluence, Spot Size, Pulse Width: How to Read Your Own Treatment Settings
You are paying for four numbers you probably never see. Every laser hair removal session comes down to a handful of parameters that a technician enters before the first pulse. […]
Full Body: What 90 Minutes on the Table Actually Feels Like, Start to Finish
By Nik-Nik Perez Achanzar, APRN, laser technician at V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care, Old Town, Chicago Our full body page will tell you the session takes 90 to […]
Bodybuilder Competition Prep: Working Backward From Stage Day to Your First Laser Session
The short version: a full torso and limb course runs six to nine sessions spaced four to six weeks apart, which is eight to twelve months. Your last session should […]
Cold sores and upper lip laser: why we ask about HSV before we treat
There is a question on our upper lip intake that catches people off guard. Have you ever had a cold sore? Some clients answer it fast. Some go quiet, then […]
Blonde, red, and gray hair: why we send Chicago clients next door to electrolysis
A woman came in last winter about eight chin hairs. She had been plucking them for two years and wanted them gone. Under the magnifier, six were white and two […]
Moles, tattoos, keloid-prone skin, and eczema in the treatment area: what we work around and what we won’t touch
Somewhere in most consultations, a sleeve gets rolled up and someone says “oh, is this a problem?” Usually it’s a mole. Sometimes it’s a forearm tattoo, a patch of eczema […]
Treating a Dark-Skinned Back Safely: Why Spot Size and Wavelength Matter More on Large Areas
V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care — 1317 N Larrabee St, Chicago, IL 60610 — (252) 557-7113 If you have deeper skin and you’ve been turned away from laser […]
Back Waxing vs Back Laser in Chicago: A 12-Month Cost and Pain Comparison From Real Clients
V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care — 1317 N Larrabee St, Chicago, IL 60610 — (252) 557-7113 Almost every guy who books a full back with us has waxed […]
Laser hair removal for dark skin in Chicago: why the Nd:YAG 1064 nm changed what we can treat
By the team at V&P Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care, 1317 N Larrabee St, Old Town, Chicago Here is the short version, because it is the question people with […]
