Laser hair removal came into commercial prominence back in the early 1990s.
Its introduction offered men and women the opportunity to remove large amounts of unwanted hair relatively quickly and with the possibility of achieving long term results.
Laser hair removal works by passing laser energy through the skin to heat the hair follicle to a point that results in the follicle being disabled or destroyed.
This is done without the surrounding skin being damaged.
A realistic end result of repeated laser treatments could produce what might reasonably be described as a permanent reduction in the amount of visible hair that you have.
In other words, the amount of unwanted hair decreases over time with repeated treatments and the hair that does grow back tends to be finer and visually less noticeable.
Referring to laser hair removal treatment as a permanent hair removal option is not a realistic statement since there are many individual factors that will help determine the success of your treatment.
At the end of the day, your personal situation (ie.
the color of your hair, the shade of your skin, the amount of hair to be removed, the location of the hair to be removed, etc) will determine the long term success or lack thereof of your ability to achieve long term or even permanent hair reduction using laser treatment.
Also, the skill of the practitioner operating the laser is vitally important to your success and safety.