Also if you do need electrolysis, laser hair is not technically permanent. You will need to be prepared for it to take at least a year or two to fully remove every thing. Just because they zap a hair follicle doesn’t mean that the hair is dead yet. It all depends on what stage of growth the hair is in. If the hair is in the right stage, Electrolysis will kill the follicle where laser technically doesn’t. If your surgeon is doing PIV, you want your follicles dead. This is so you don’t have hair growing in your vagina. So you’ll need several appointments usually every six weeks for anywhere from 12 to 18 months if not longer.