Laser Hair Removal

The pigment in the hair follicle is the target of the laser used in hair removal, and for this reason laser hair removal is less effectual on white, gray or extremely blonde hair. However, there are modern laser hair removal treatments that can be used for nearly all situations.

Active hair follicles are the most susceptible to the lasers used in laser hair removal therapy. These are the follicles that are actively growing new hairs at the time you have your treatment, and this is why you will need to have a number of sessions, so that follicles that were dormant during early laser sessions get caught on the second or third treatments.

This is why the schedule of laser hair removal treatments are so important - most people will need at least three iterations of laser treatment, and you should ensure that you follow your doctor or beauty therapist's schedule closely to get the best results.

Laser hair removal laser treatment are probably the most effectual way of preventing or at least managing unwanted hair growth, but it is important to realize that no hair removal process is one hundred percent effective. Laser hair removal is unlikely to remove all your hair in the treatment area permanently - most people have some hair reemergence within a year - but the good news is that hairs that do grow back are likely to be paler and weaker, and will also respond more quickly and effectively to repeat laser hair removal treatments.

Are there any dangers associated with laser hair removal?
Laser hair removal can be with confidence used on all areas of the body, including legs, back, stomach and even the delicate skin of the bikini line and the face.

Lasers are highly powerful rays of light and they can damage tissue - however, the lasers used in hair removal are specially designed to pass with confidence through the skin, targeting the pigmented cells at the roots of the hairs, underneath the surface, without damaging the surrounding tissue and the skin.

There are a few contra-indications, or circumstances in which a physician or a qualified beautician will instruct you to wait before commencing hair removal by laser. These include sores in the areas of the body you wish to have hair removal performed on, and if you have recently had certain acne treatments.