How Much Does Laser Hair Removal Cost in Philadelphia?

Laser hair removal at PhillyMedClub is priced per area, per session. Small areas such as the chin, upper lip or unibrow are $20. Underarms are $60, a full Brazilian is $90, lower legs are $95 and full legs are $175. You pay for the session you’re having; you don’t have to buy a series up front to get those prices. If you’d rather commit to a series, ask about series pricing when you book.

Our pricing is honest and transparent. Every price is shown to you at the time of booking, so there are no surprises when you check out.

Pricing current as of October 2026.

We sell this treatment, so read what follows knowing I have an interest in the answer. What I can offer in return is the arithmetic, and the parts of the evidence that don’t flatter anyone selling lasers, us included.

Why is laser hair removal priced so differently from one clinic to the next?

Because clinics aren’t selling the same unit. Some charge per area per session, as we do. Others sort the body into size tiers, from extra-small to extra-large, and price each tier. Many steer you toward a multi-session package or a monthly membership, paid in advance and often non-refundable.

None of those models is dishonest. They just make comparison hard, and that’s rarely an accident. The fix is to convert every quote into the same three numbers: the price per session, for the specific area you want treated, multiplied by the number of sessions you’ll realistically need. A low monthly figure can add up to more than a series of single sessions, and a package price only helps if you finish the package.

What are you actually paying for in a session?

Three things, and the sticker price tells you about none of them.

The laser. We use the Candela GentleMax Pro, which carries two wavelengths: 755 nm alexandrite and 1064 nm Nd:YAG. That matters because the right wavelength depends on your skin, which I’ll come to.

The person holding it. Settings are reassessed at every visit. As your hair thins and your skin shows it tolerates treatment, we raise the energy; when something changes, like a tan or a new medication, we hold back. In my view, a series run on one cautious setting from start to finish leaves results on the table, and you pay for that in extra sessions.

Time. A session is priced for the area, not the minute, but a full back takes longer than a chin, and that is reflected in the price.

How many sessions will I need?

Six to eight for most body areas, spaced four to eight weeks apart. Facial areas usually need more, plus occasional maintenance afterward, and men’s backs and chests generally need eight to ten because the hair is coarser and denser. That range is the real price of laser hair removal: the per-session number times the sessions your area needs.

The reason is the hair cycle. A laser can only disable a follicle that is actively growing a pigmented hair, and at any moment many follicles are resting. Each session catches the ones that happen to be growing. A 2022 systematic review in the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy lists approximate cycle lengths by body site: about six months for the face, seven for the underarms and bikini area, and a year for the legs. It also notes one trial in which going from three sessions to six improved hair reduction.

Spacing follows the same logic. We set the interval by area, because face hair cycles faster than leg hair.

Should I budget for touch-ups after the series?

Fact vs. Fad: “Permanent hair removal” is a marketing phrase, and a price built on it is built on a promise nobody can keep. What the evidence supports is long-term reduction: in that same 2022 review, the legs did best and the face did worst, and the trials were moderate quality at best. I’ve set out the long-term numbers in more detail on our laser hair removal page.

So budget for substantially less hair, finer hair and slower regrowth, not a guarantee of none. Hormone-driven areas, the chin and jawline above all, are the most likely to need an occasional top-up later, which is what our 10-minute touch-up appointment is for.

One more thing on the face. If facial hair is new, or has been increasing, that can have a hormonal cause, and it’s worth a medical evaluation before you put money into a long laser series.

Does the type of laser matter for my skin tone?

Yes, and this is the one place I’d choose a clinic on equipment.

Lasers find the hair by its pigment. Darker skin has more pigment of its own, which competes for the energy and raises the risk of burns and dark marks. A 2020 meta-analysis in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology pooled 12 comparative trials in skin types III to VI. It found that long-pulsed Nd:YAG caused less post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation than intense pulsed light, and that alexandrite reduced hair counts more than IPL. Overall, the authors judged the devices broadly similar in that group.

In practice, having both wavelengths on one device means we can match the wavelength to your skin rather than your skin to the only laser in the room. A tan changes the picture too, which I’ve written about in our piece on timing treatments around the sun.

How do I keep the cost down without cutting corners?

Come shaved. Trimming or shaving at the visit is an added charge, and it uses treatment time.

Keep your appointments on schedule. Sessions spaced too far apart lose the rhythm of the hair cycle and stretch the series out.

And be wary of prices that are far below everyone else’s. Laser hair removal is a medical procedure, and the cheapest operator isn’t always the one who knows when to turn the settings down.

Who performs laser hair removal here?

Laser hair removal, facials and peels are performed by our licensed medical aestheticians. PhillyMedClub is physician-owned and physician-operated, with a physician on site every day we’re open, so a medical question that comes up during your series has somewhere to go.

So what should you expect to pay?

Per session, from $20 for a small area to $175 for full legs, with most people needing a series. Multiply the area price by the sessions you’ll realistically need, and compare that total, not the monthly figure or the tier name. The current menu and booking are on our laser hair removal page; for men, see laser hair removal for men.

References

Krasniqi A, et al. Efficacy of lasers and light sources in long-term hair reduction: a systematic review. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy. 2022. doi:10.1080/14764172.2022.2075899 (5 RCTs, n=223; moderate-quality evidence at best)

Dorgham NA, Dorgham DA. Lasers for reduction of unwanted hair in skin of colour: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2020;34(5):948–955. doi:10.1111/jdv.15995 (12 comparative trials, skin types III–VI)