An electrically-powered device intended to be used in the home by a layperson to remove unwanted body hair using low-level laser energy applied to the hair roots of the target skin area. It consists of a hand-held piece with an integrated diode laser, controls, and a distal end designed to be held on the skin site during treatment; some types have a built-in camera for detecting the position of hair follicles to assist precise focusing of the laser pulse.