Laser by Aleya

Great Neck, N.Y. – September 18, 2026 -- The $697 figure most people cite as the average cost of laser hair removal doesn't actually measure laser hair removal at all -- it comes from a broader American Society of Plastic Surgeons survey on "laser skin treatments" that has never been broken out by procedure. Other guides cite $582 or $389 from the same source, while CareCredit reports a $207 to $913 per-session range and RealSelf's user-submitted data puts the average near $1,016.

Laser by Aleya, a laser hair removal and electrolysis studio in Great Neck, New York, is publishing its own itemized pricing and a 10-year cost comparison against shaving and waxing, aiming to let customers check the math themselves rather than rely on a single national number.

Great Neck, N.Y. – September 18, 2026 -- The viral term "cortisol face," used online to describe stress-related facial puffiness, is not a medical diagnosis, according to a new guide from Laser by Aleya, a laser hair removal and electrolysis studio in Great Neck, New York.

The trend borrows its imagery from "moon face," a real clinical sign linked to Cushing syndrome, a rare endocrine disorder. Per StatPearls, a hallmark of true moon face is that the earlobes are not visible when viewed straight-on, a feature ordinary stress puffiness does not produce. StatPearls also notes that only two to three cases per million are caused by a tumor, with prolonged corticosteroid medication use the most common overall cause, not stress. The Merck Manual states that moderately elevated cortisol is common and non-specific, often tied to obesity, depression, or polycystic ovary syndrome.