If you’re already shaving or waxing several areas of your body, full-body laser hair removal usually makes more sense than paying for each area separately. If you’ve only got one part of your body that actually bothers you – underarms, a bikini line, or your upper lip – then treating just that one area is the smarter route. There isn’t a “better” option here, only the one that matches how much hair you’re actually dealing with. This is the exact conversation we have with people during almost every consultation at The Laser Club Leeds, so let’s go through it properly.
Why Everyone Asks This Question
By the time someone books a consultation with us, they’ve usually already made peace with the idea of laser. What they haven’t worked out yet is how much of their body to actually treat.
It makes sense why people get stuck on it. Full body sounds like the sensible, do-it-once option. Treating one area feels more affordable and less committal. Neither instinct is wrong; they’re just answers to different questions. Full body solves “I’m tired of maintaining hair everywhere.” A single area solves “I just want this one thing sorted.”
What’s Actually Included in a Full Body Package?
A full body package through The Laser Club isn’t literally every hair on your body, that would be a strange and unnecessary thing to sell anyone. In practice, it brings together the areas most people want dealt with in one go: full legs, underarms, and the bikini or Hollywood area. Face, arms, or other zones can usually be added on if you want them included too.
The real benefit of going full body isn’t just the areas covered, it’s the logistics. One consultation, one treatment plan, one therapist working through everything in the same appointment slot instead of you booking separate visits for separate body parts.
What Does an Individual Area Package Cover?
This one’s simpler: you pick a single zone, say, half legs, or just underarms, and that’s what gets treated for your whole course. It suits people who are fine with shaving everywhere else but want one specific area permanently sorted, usually because it’s causing ingrown hairs, taking too long to maintain, or just annoying them more than the rest.
We see plenty of clients start this way. They book one area, get through their first few sessions, like what they’re seeing, and then come back to add more. Nobody’s locked into a decision made on day one.
Full Body vs Individual Areas at a Glance
| Full Body Package | Individual Area | |
| What’s covered | Several zones together (typically legs, underarms, Hollywood) | One zone of your choosing |
| Appointment time | Longer visit, everything done in one sitting | Shorter, more focused visit |
| Who it suits | Anyone maintaining hair removal across most of their body | Anyone with one main concern area |
| Adding more later | Extras can be tacked on | Easy to upgrade to a bigger package anytime |
| Sessions needed | Same growth-cycle logic applies across every zone | Same logic, just applied to fewer areas |
Is Full Body Laser Hair Removal Actually Worth It?
If shaving or waxing three or more areas is already part of your routine, yes, full body tends to be the better value, simply because it replaces years of ongoing upkeep with one defined course of treatment rather than several separate ones running on different timelines.
But it’s not automatically the “smart” choice for everyone. If your only real issue is one stubborn area, there’s no reason to pay for zones you never wanted treated in the first place just because they came bundled together. The Laser Club offers both routes precisely because the right answer depends on your habits, not on whichever package sounds most impressive.
Does Full Body Include Private Areas?
Generally, yes, bikini or Hollywood is standard within our full body packages, alongside legs and underarms. That said, “Hollywood” doesn’t have to mean total removal if that’s not what you’re after. Plenty of clients ask for a more modest bikini line instead, and that’s simply agreed with your therapist before treatment starts. Your comfort dictates the plan, not the other way round.
So How Many Sessions Do You Actually Need?
This question applies the same way whether you’re doing full body or a single area, because the answer comes down to biology rather than which package you’ve chosen. Hair grows in cycles, and laser can only affect hair that’s currently in its active growth phase, not the hair that’s resting or shedding. That’s the whole reason one appointment was never going to be enough, no matter how strong the machine is.
Most people start with a minimum of six sessions and we reassess from there, since hair thickness, colour, skin type, and hormones all affect how quickly someone responds. If you want the fuller explanation of why this varies so much from person to person, we’ve written about it separately here: how many sessions will you really need and what effective treatment actually looks like.
What Happens at Your First Appointment
Your first visit starts with a consultation, and a patch test where needed, so your therapist can confirm your skin and hair type are suited to treatment before anything happens. You’ll be talked through the basics beforehand, no sun exposure, no waxing or plucking once you’ve started (shaving is completely fine), and nothing applied to the skin on the day itself.
How long the session takes depends entirely on what you’re having done. An upper lip is over in seconds. Underarms and legs take a few minutes each. A full body appointment, including getting changed, generally wraps up inside an hour. We’ve mapped out the whole process in more detail here: what should you expect from your session.
What People Wish They’d Known Beforehand
Ask our therapists what they wish every new client understood on day one, and a few things come up again and again:
- Results show up gradually. You won’t see a dramatic difference after one visit, it builds session by session as more hair cycles through its growth phase.
- Shaving is fine, waxing isn’t. Once you’re being treated, waxing pulls out the very root the laser needs to target, which works against everything you’re paying for.
- Skipping sessions slows things down more than people expect. Sticking roughly to the recommended schedule gets you there faster than spacing things out.
- Sun exposure before an appointment isn’t just a “nice to avoid”, tanned or sunburnt skin genuinely increases the risk of complications.
- Nobody’s timeline looks the same. Two people with the same package can need a different number of sessions, and that’s completely normal.
Why Do I Look More Hairy Straight After a Session?
This catches a lot of people off guard, but it’s not a sign anything’s wrong. What you’re seeing is usually the treated hairs shedding out of the follicle after the laser has damaged them, which can genuinely look like more hair, or hair growing faster, when really it’s the opposite happening underneath.
It’s also worth remembering only the hair that was actively growing during that particular session got targeted. Anything still in a resting phase wasn’t touched yet, and it’ll be dealt with once it cycles round. If something about your results doesn’t sit right with you, mention it to your therapist at your next visit rather than trying to work it out yourself.
Does It Work the Same Way for Every Skin Tone?
This comes up a lot, and it’s a fair question, not every laser on the market is built to work safely and effectively across different skin tones. We’ve gone into this properly in a separate piece on laser hair removal and dark skin, which explains why the machine itself makes such a big difference here.
At The Laser Club, we treat with the Primelase HR, which is built to handle a wide range of skin tones, colours, and hair depths rather than working best on one type of skin only. This gets discussed properly at your consultation so you know exactly what to expect before you commit to anything.
How to Actually Decide
If you’re still torn, the easiest way through it is to be honest about your current routine rather than overthinking the packages themselves. Count how many areas you’re regularly removing hair from right now. One or two, go with an individual area to start. Three or more, full body will almost always work out more sensible in the long run.
Either way, nothing has to be decided before you’ve actually sat down with someone. Every plan at The Laser Club Leeds starts with a proper conversation about your skin, your hair, and what you’re actually trying to achieve, not a script pushing you toward the biggest package in the room. While you’re there, plenty of people also ask about facials, microneedling, or Hydrafacial alongside their laser course.
Key Takeaways
- Full body packages generally bundle legs, underarms, and bikini/Hollywood together, with room to add extras.
- One area on its own suits people with a single, specific concern rather than a full routine overhaul.
- Session numbers come down to hair growth cycles, not which package you pick, six sessions is the usual starting point.
- Looking hairier right after a session is almost always shedding, not regrowth.
- The Primelase HR is designed to work across different skin tones, and this gets confirmed properly at your own consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is it worth it to get full body laser hair removal?
It’s worth it if you’re already treating multiple areas as part of your regular routine, since one course replaces several separate ones. If you’ve only got one concern, an individual package usually makes more sense. - Does full body laser include private areas?
Yes, bikini or Hollywood is typically part of our full body packages, and how much you’d like removed is agreed with your therapist beforehand, it’s your call, not a default setting. - What should I do before a laser hair removal session?
Stay out of the sun and off tanning beds for at least two weeks beforehand, stop waxing or plucking (shaving’s fine), check with us about any medications that cause photosensitivity, and skip creams, deodorant, or perfume on the area that day. - Can I still have laser hair removal if I have a tattoo in the area?
Yes, but it’s assessed individually during your consultation, since tattooed skin needs a bit more care to avoid affecting either the ink or the treatment itself. - Are consultations free at The Laser Club in Leeds?
Yes. Every client starts with a free consultation where a therapist looks at your skin and hair type and builds a plan around you before any treatment happens. You can book yours here or get in touch first if you’ve got questions.
About the Author
This article comes from the team at The Laser Club, put together with input from our qualified laser and skin technicians across our Leeds, Manchester, and Cheshire clinics. Everything here reflects how our Level 3+ trained team actually works with clients day to day; you can read more about the clinic on our About page.
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