What to Expect at Your First Appointment

Wondering what to expect when you begin your hair removal journey? Don’t be! At the Baltimore locations of Milan Laser Hair Removal, the nation’s largest laser hair removal company, your experience begins with a free consultation to understand your hair-free goals. Most Milan Laser clients require seven to 10 sessions to be 95%+ hair-free. The treatments are so quick you can squeeze them into your lunch hour. And best of all, laser hair removal is safe and effective for men and women of all skin tones!

If you’ve never experienced a laser hair removal treatment, it’s far more comfortable than waxing. Most clients describe the sensation as similar to a rubber band snap, and Milan Laser’s state-of-the-art laser uses cooling technology to decrease potential discomfort.

How to Prepare for Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is easy and effective, and it’s safe for all skin tones and all genders! But laser hair removal requires some preparation and guidelines.

Avoid sun exposure and sunless tanning. Your skin must be its natural tone to start and maintain treatments, so if you’re regularly out in the sun, cover up and wear sunscreen.

Shave the day of your appointment. Shave the treatment area the day of or before your treatment to ensure the laser can effectively target the hair follicle.

Clean skin before arrival. No makeup, deodorant, lotion, or perfume in the treated area at your appointments.

Disclose tattoos. Tattooed areas, even with removed tattoos, must be avoided, so let your provider know about any current or former ink before treatment.

Why Milan Laser Hair Removal?

Milan Laser makes laser hair removal easy and affordable with payment plans to fit anyone’s monthly budget.

In addition, Milan Laser offers the industry’s only Unlimited Package™, which means you pay one price and get as many laser hair removal treatments as you need to be hair-free. It’s all at one affordable price with no touch-up fees or surprise costs down the road.

When you consider a lifetime of waxing or maintaining a shaving routine, the cost of laser hair removal over time makes it a sound investment. And unlike those other hair removal options, laser hair removal results from each session are permanent when performed properly.

Milan Laser was founded in 2012 by two board-certified medical doctors to provide

state-of-the-art laser hair removal treatments in a safe, relaxing, and inclusive environment. Removing unwanted hair doesn’t need to be expensive, stressful, or time-consuming. What it can do is provide a lifetime of smoother skin. Removing unwanted hair is not just about improving your outward appearance; it can boost self-esteem and help you gain confidence!

New You

Laser hair removal can be done almost anywhere there is unwanted hair including the lip, chin, underarms, legs, and the bikini area. It is also effective at helping men deal with unwanted body hair on the back or chest, and other areas that can be difficult, stressful, and embarrassing to maintain.

The advantages of laser hair removal are clear. To be rid of unwanted hair quickly, safely, and efficiently, call Milan Laser Hair Removal at 1-833-NO-RAZOR to schedule your free consultation today or visit one of their Baltimore locations conveniently located in Abingdon, Owings Mills, Glen Burnie and Overlea.

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Philanthropy Tank, a nonprofit which was founded in 2015 and brought to Baltimore in 2019, is giving kids the tools and support to take their own steps on the path of progress. Participants from grades 8 through 12 are invited to pitch projects to spread positive change in their communities, with grants of up to $15,000 awarded by local investors. Selected students—which Philanthropy Tank refers to as CHANGEmakers—are paired with local mentors to guide them as they pursue their ambitions and bring their ideas to life.

This year, a cohort of eight CHANGEmakers was selected from 48 applicants. On April 14, the eight finalists will receive funding at a final pitch event at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture. Each CHANGEmaker is unique. One CHANGEmaker pitch will  bring an artistic eye to blighted neighborhoods with an initiative to paint murals on abandoned buildings. Another will seek funding for a community improvement closet, providing people in under-resourced areas with clothes, toiletries, books and other essentials. Another will pitch plans to create a network of support for young people with incarcerated parents. At the April event, investors will determine how much funding will go to each project.

While local investors play a role in selecting and seeding projects, Philanthropy Tank’s dynamic mentors empower CHANGEmakers to carry out their visions at a high level and to have the confidence to face challenge, adversity, and unexpected surprises head-on. One such mentor is Stephanie Amponsah of The Dream BIG Foundation, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that incubates entrepreneurship in underserved communities. Philanthropy Tank Executive Director Nakeia Jones called Amponsah, “A shining example of leadership in action.”

Amponsah has served as a mentor for CHANGEmaker Ania McNair, whose project “Not For Sale Youth” seeks to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking. A freshman at Morgan State University, McNair applied to Philanthropy Tank as a high school senior and hit the ground running after being selected for funding in 2020. McNair has hosted rallies in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and held a month-long summer camp where participants used art therapy to unpack the link between low self-esteem and human trafficking. She is currently producing a workbook teaching the importance of self-care from a young age, as well as a curriculum to teach middle school students the warning signs of kidnapping and human trafficking. While McNair has owned her role as a CHANGEmaker, Amponsah has had a hand in much of McNair’s growth and development over the last year.

Although CHANGEmakers are typically assigned mentors at the beginning of their Philanthropy Tank journey, participants never know what connections they’ll make. D’mond Davis has provided meals to families of children living with chronic disease through his project “Hungry for Change.” Davis met Dorian Brown, the owner of Neopol Savory Smokery, when Brown agreed to allow Davis to use Neopol’s kitchen to prepare Sunday Suppers for Hungry for Change. They’ve since struck up a friendship, and their discussions go deeper than serving dinner, with Brown offering Davis crucial insight into fine-tuning his plan and approach.

Do you know a young person who would make a phenomenal CHANGEmaker? Do you have the skills and experience to serve as a mentor? Or are you interested in being a sponsor for another cohort of up-and-coming community leaders? This year’s finals event on April 14 is a great place to start—and you’re invited. Originally scheduled for February 17, the event was postponed due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, but is set to proceed in-person as planned. For more information on the event and other ways to get involved, visit www.philanthropytank.org.

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▶ Alysha January

Founder, Discover Charm City

You come to a point where you realize, I am never going to be a size 0, 2, or 4, and I never really wanted that, but I know where I am healthy. I have legs that work, eyes to see the city, a nose to smell all of the amazing food made by these great restaurants, and arms that I can hug my family and friends with. When you start to think about those types of things you can’t complain about anything physical. Being happy with who I am internally allows everything else to fall into place.

▶ Kayode Adigun

Co-leader, November Project Baltimore

I grew up in Nigeria. Growing up as a guy, I had this male privilege of it not mattering what I looked like, so I have never been body-conscious. For me, it doesn’t matter what you look like, because there are so many things our bodies can do. Everyone has different types of bodies, but they are all powerful in their own way.

▶ Kayode Adigun

Co-leader, November Project Baltimore

I grew up in Nigeria. Growing up as a guy, I had this male privilege of it not mattering what I looked like, so I have never been body-conscious. For me, it doesn’t matter what you look like, because there are so many things our bodies can do. Everyone has different types of bodies, but they are all powerful in their own way.

▶ Christina Camba

Public Relations Coordinator, Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore

I’m not someone who is very comfortable in sweatpants. I like more form-fitting things because I’m so small. If I wear looser clothing, it makes me look even smaller. I really like to try to play up any shape I have, especially as a woman. We should be emphasizing our features and owning them.

▶ Glenn Bennett Jr.

Store Manager, Ma Petite Shoe

When you keep hearing, ‘You’re so tall and so skinny,’ it’s the same as someone telling you that you’re fat—it has the same effect. I’ve grown up feeling insecure about how tall and skinny I am, because it’s still people commenting on your physical appearance. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten to the place where I’m like, ‘This is okay.’ I want to be one of those old New York City art ladies. The ones that are like 85 and fabulous. I aspire to have that kind of confidence and knowingness of myself.

▶ Glenn Bennett Jr.

Store Manager, Ma Petite Shoe

When you keep hearing, ‘You’re so tall and so skinny,’ it’s the same as someone telling you that you’re fat—it has the same effect. I’ve grown up feeling insecure about how tall and skinny I am, because it’s still people commenting on your physical appearance. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten to the place where I’m like, ‘This is okay.’ I want to be one of those old New York City art ladies. The ones that are like 85 and fabulous. I aspire to have that kind of confidence and knowingness of myself.

▶ Lauren Rutkovitz

Owner, A Style Studio

When you are larger all over you just want clothes that fit you. You want to feel good, and to look put together, whereas smaller women, especially women who work out, are way more critical about their bodies. When I was younger, I wish I had known that there were going to be plus-size models and that big would be beautiful. My goal is to make all women feel beautiful.

▶ Dave Seel

Founder, Blue Fork Marketing

I really like pushing my body and seeing what it can do. I’m really into adventure sports. Climbing and yoga are things that push me to get better. Like most men, I struggle with my midsection. I really like beer. I really like food. One of my secrets is that I don’t eat everything that I post on Instagram. But it’s hard, when you’ve got mashed potatoes and a nice steak with a crab cake on top, you’re like, “Uhhh, yes, please.”

▶ Dave Seel

Founder, Blue Fork Marketing

I really like pushing my body and seeing what it can do. I’m really into adventure sports. Climbing and yoga are things that push me to get better. Like most men, I struggle with my midsection. I really like beer. I really like food. One of my secrets is that I don’t eat everything that I post on Instagram. But it’s hard, when you’ve got mashed potatoes and a nice steak with a crab cake on top, you’re like, “Uhhh, yes, please.”

▶ Vanina Wolf

Acupuncturist, Five Stones Integrative Health Clinic

I’m French. My parents are French. I think that informs a lot of my views on body image. My mom was always very clear to me from a young age that beauty is fine, but it’s skin deep. She’d say, “Don’t put a lot of weight on it—it disappears. Grow something else—grow your brain, grow a passion.” It may sound trite, but what I love most about my body is that I’m alive and that things are functioning.

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