Leg Laser Hair Removal in Toronto

Legs are the biggest area most people treat, and the one where the time savings hit hardest. Shaving your legs takes 10 to 15 minutes in the shower, two or three times a week, for the rest of your life. Waxing means an appointment every four weeks, plus the grow-out period between visits.

At Laser X in downtown Toronto, full legs take about 45 minutes. Lower legs run about 25 minutes.

Why people treat their legs

Legs are the largest hair-removal surface on your body, which means they're also where the maintenance adds up fastest. A quick shave in the shower still means doing it two or three times a week, every week, for the rest of your life. Waxing means an appointment every four weeks and the grow-out period between visits.

Legs also don't hide anything. The stubble shows up two days after a shave. The ingrowns show up on the front of your shins. The razor burn shows up on the back of your knees where you can't quite see what you're doing.

Laser targets the follicle itself. Every session, more of the follicle stops producing hair. After a full treatment course, most people go from twice-a-week shaving to a touch-up shave every few weeks, and eventually to not thinking about it at all.

What you can stop doing

• Shaving your legs two or three times a week

• Waxing appointments every four weeks

• Skipping the gym, the pool, or shorts because you didn't shave that morning

• Ingrowns on your shins and razor burn behind your knees

• Buying razors, cartridges, shave gel and post-shave cream on repeat

Full leg or lower leg

Most people do full leg, which covers everything from the top of the thigh to the ankles. If you only shave from the knee down and don't care about the rest, lower leg is a smaller and cheaper option that treats just that.

The upper thigh has softer, finer hair than the lower leg, so results often show up faster there. The shin and ankle area is where the coarsest, most stubborn hair usually sits and where the last few sessions of your plan do the most work.

What to expect

• Session length: About 45 minutes to an hour for full legs. About 30 minutes for lower legs.

• Sensation: A quick snap. The Zimmer Cryo 6 runs cold air over the area continuously, so your skin is already numb from the cold before the pulse lands.

• Spacing: 4 to 6 weeks between sessions

• Sessions typically needed: 8 to 12 for most people

• Downtime: None. Skip active exercise, saunas, sun and hot showers for 24 hours after treatment.