{"title":"Laser Hair Removal Statistics 2026","url":"https://medspastandard.com/statistics/laser-hair-removal/","snapshot":"2026-10-30","source":"MedSpaStandard directory snapshot 2026-10-30 (https://medspastandard.com/statistics/laser-hair-removal/)","numbers":[{"id":"providers","label":"med spas offering laser hair removal","value":26194,"display":"26,194","kind":"count","n":26194,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"26,194 of the 53,215 US med spas in the MedSpaStandard directory (49%) offer laser hair removal, going by their Google listings and websites, as of October 2026.","method":"Listings whose Google listing (services, description, review topics) or website names the treatment."},{"id":"providers_share","label":"of US med spas","value":49.22,"display":"49%","kind":"share","n":26194,"denominator":53215,"scope":"national","statement":"49% of the 53,215 US med spas in the MedSpaStandard directory offer laser hair removal, as of October 2026."},{"id":"rank","label":"of 81 treatments by provider count","value":5,"display":"5th","kind":"rank","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Laser hair removal ranks 5th by provider count among the 81 treatments MedSpaStandard tracks, as of October 2026."},{"id":"states","label":"states with providers","value":51,"display":"51","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Med spas offering laser hair removal are listed in 51 of the 51 states (counting Washington, DC), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"top_state","label":"providers in Florida","value":3105,"display":"3,105","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Florida has the most laser hair removal providers, with 3,105 med spas, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"per100k","label":"providers per 100,000 residents","value":7.7016,"display":"7.7","kind":"rate","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Nationally there are 7.7 med spas offering laser hair removal per 100,000 residents, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026.","method":"Per-capita rates use Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates (July 1, 2024)."},{"id":"top_state_pc","label":"per 100,000 in Florida","value":13.285,"display":"13.3","kind":"rate","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"state","statement":"Florida has the most laser hair removal providers per capita: 13.3 per 100,000 residents (3,105 med spas), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"low_state_pc","label":"per 100,000 in West Virginia","value":2.9379,"display":"2.9","kind":"rate","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"state","statement":"Among states with at least 30 providers, West Virginia has the fewest per capita: 2.9 per 100,000 residents, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"cities","label":"cities with providers","value":4384,"display":"4,384","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Laser hair removal is offered in 4,384 US cities and towns in the MedSpaStandard directory, as of October 2026."},{"id":"top_city","label":"providers in Manhattan, NY","value":573,"display":"573","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"Manhattan, NY has the most med spas offering laser hair removal: 573, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"chain_share","label":"belong to a national chain","value":4.47,"display":"4.5%","kind":"share","n":1171,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"4.5% of med spas offering laser hair removal belong to one of the 42 national chains we match by name; the rest are independents or small local groups, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"claimed_share","label":"claimed Google listing","value":94.66,"display":"95%","kind":"share","n":24796,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"95% of laser hair removal providers have claimed their Google listing, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_botox","label":"also offer Botox","value":76.2,"display":"76%","kind":"share","n":19960,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"76% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer Botox, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_microneedling","label":"also offer microneedling","value":75.51,"display":"76%","kind":"share","n":19778,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"76% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer microneedling, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_chemical-peel","label":"also offer chemical peels","value":74.73,"display":"75%","kind":"share","n":19575,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"75% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer chemical peels, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_dermal-fillers","label":"also offer dermal fillers","value":74.35,"display":"74%","kind":"share","n":19476,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"74% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer dermal fillers, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_facial","label":"also offer facials","value":55.79,"display":"56%","kind":"share","n":14613,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"56% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer facials, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"co_ipl-photofacial","label":"also offer IPL photofacial","value":53.66,"display":"54%","kind":"share","n":14056,"denominator":26194,"scope":"national","statement":"54% of med spas offering laser hair removal also offer IPL photofacial, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"dev_sciton-bbl","label":"name Sciton BBL","value":21.68,"display":"22%","kind":"share","n":5297,"denominator":24435,"scope":"national","statement":"22% of laser hair removal providers with a website name the Sciton BBL device or platform, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"dev_coolsculpting","label":"name CoolSculpting","value":21.08,"display":"21%","kind":"share","n":5152,"denominator":24435,"scope":"national","statement":"21% of laser hair removal providers with a website name the CoolSculpting device or platform, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"dev_morpheus8","label":"name Morpheus8","value":19.14,"display":"19%","kind":"share","n":4678,"denominator":24435,"scope":"national","statement":"19% of laser hair removal providers with a website name the Morpheus8 device or platform, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"financing","label":"name a financing plan","value":13.15,"display":"13%","kind":"share","n":3212,"denominator":24435,"scope":"national","statement":"At least 13% of laser hair removal providers with a website name a patient-financing plan such as CareCredit or Cherry (we read up to six pages per site), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"cred_physician","label":"name a physician (MD or DO)","value":59.94,"display":"60%","kind":"share","n":5955,"denominator":9935,"scope":"national","statement":"60% of the 9,935 laser hair removal providers that name their clinical team online list a physician (MD or DO), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"cred_np","label":"name a nurse practitioner","value":42.17,"display":"42%","kind":"share","n":4190,"denominator":9935,"scope":"national","statement":"42% of the 9,935 laser hair removal providers that name their clinical team online list a nurse practitioner, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"cred_pa","label":"name a physician assistant","value":22.15,"display":"22%","kind":"share","n":2201,"denominator":9935,"scope":"national","statement":"22% of the 9,935 laser hair removal providers that name their clinical team online list a physician assistant, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"cred_rn","label":"name a registered nurse","value":33.13,"display":"33%","kind":"share","n":3291,"denominator":9935,"scope":"national","statement":"33% of the 9,935 laser hair removal providers that name their clinical team online list a registered nurse, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"avg_rating","label":"average Google rating (review-weighted)","value":4.8292,"display":"4.83","kind":"avg","n":4166956,"denominator":24404,"scope":"national","statement":"Google reviews of med spas offering laser hair removal average 4.83 stars, across 4,166,956 reviews of 24,404 rated listings, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"five_star","label":"5-star reviews","value":93.92,"display":"94%","kind":"share","n":3913800,"denominator":4166956,"scope":"national","statement":"94% of the Google reviews left for laser hair removal providers are 5-star, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"rated48","label":"rated 4.8+","value":76.38,"display":"76%","kind":"share","n":17272,"denominator":22614,"scope":"national","statement":"76% of laser hair removal providers with at least 5 reviews hold a 4.8-star rating or better, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"low_star","label":"1- or 2-star reviews","value":3.77,"display":"3.8%","kind":"share","n":157043,"denominator":4166956,"scope":"national","statement":"3.8% of the Google reviews left for laser hair removal providers give 1 or 2 stars, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"under4","label":"rated under 4.0","value":2.16,"display":"2.2%","kind":"share","n":489,"denominator":22614,"scope":"national","statement":"2.2% of laser hair removal providers with at least 5 reviews average under 4.0 stars, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"results_theme","label":"review themes mention results","value":13.47,"display":"13%","kind":"share","n":2790,"denominator":20715,"scope":"national","statement":"Google lists results as a review theme for 13% of laser hair removal providers with review themes, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"natural_theme","label":"review themes mention natural results","value":5.21,"display":"5.2%","kind":"share","n":1079,"denominator":20715,"scope":"national","statement":"Google lists natural-looking results as a review theme for 5.2% of laser hair removal providers with review themes, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."}],"table":{"title":"Laser hair removal providers by state","head":["State","Med spas offering it","Share of the state's med spas","Per 100,000 residents"],"rows":[["Florida","3,105","47%","13.3"],["California","2,973","46%","7.5"],["Texas","2,775","46%","8.9"],["New York","2,398","60%","12.1"],["Illinois","887","53%","7.0"],["Arizona","859","42%","11.3"],["Georgia","837","47%","7.5"],["New Jersey","786","57%","8.3"],["Massachusetts","769","56%","10.8"],["Colorado","741","47%","12.4"],["Pennsylvania","722","56%","5.5"],["Virginia","696","57%","7.9"],["Michigan","675","54%","6.7"],["North Carolina","609","47%","5.5"],["Tennessee","512","48%","7.1"],["Washington","508","47%","6.4"],["Ohio","467","43%","3.9"],["Missouri","376","46%","6.0"],["Maryland","366","47%","5.8"],["Nevada","358","51%","11.0"],["Utah","354","51%","10.1"],["Connecticut","320","58%","8.7"],["South Carolina","315","50%","5.7"],["Minnesota","314","47%","5.4"],["Indiana","314","52%","4.5"],["Oregon","276","43%","6.5"],["Louisiana","254","51%","5.5"],["Oklahoma","244","49%","6.0"],["Wisconsin","242","47%","4.1"],["Kentucky","215","42%","4.7"],["Alabama","186","57%","3.6"],["Kansas","179","56%","6.0"],["Idaho","170","46%","8.5"],["Arkansas","157","48%","5.1"],["Iowa","146","46%","4.5"],["New Hampshire","123","59%","8.7"],["New Mexico","114","42%","5.4"],["Nebraska","104","53%","5.2"],["Mississippi","91","41%","3.1"],["Montana","87","49%","7.7"],["Hawaii","84","40%","5.8"],["Maine","80","47%","5.7"],["Rhode Island","63","47%","5.7"],["Delaware","58","51%","5.5"],["West Virginia","52","45%","2.9"],["District of Columbia","51","–","7.3"],["North Dakota","49","–","6.2"],["Wyoming","46","45%","7.8"],["Alaska","35","–","4.7"],["South Dakota","27","–","2.9"],["Vermont","25","–","3.9"]]},"caveats":["Counts are Google Maps listings we classify as med spas, so they include dermatology and plastic surgery practices that offer med spa treatments and exclude spas without a Google listing.","A treatment counts when the spa's Google listing or website names it, so a spa with an outdated menu can be over- or under-counted.","Credentials count only clinicians a spa names with a credential (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN) on its own website, so spas that leave their team off their website are left out of those shares.","We hold no patient records: every figure describes providers, their listings and their Google reviews, not who gets treated.","Ratings and review themes are Google's, as shown on each listing on the snapshot date; Google filters some reviews and does not publish how."]}