Yes. Electrolysis is the only FDA recognized "permanent hair removal" treatment. Laser hair removal (which can only be done by doctors in Singapore) is a hair reduction treatment. Laser does not guarantee the hair will be gone forever, plus it can leave patches of hair or just make it thinner, but not truly gone. IPL treatments are often not effective hair removal or reduction treatments as the light wavelengths that penetrate the skin are too shallow. IPL should be kept for