What you should know about Laser Hair Removal

What is Laser Hair Removal?

It's a high tech permanent hair removal technique without razors,

hot wax or chemical lotions. Instead it use the laser beam. The laser

energy is transformed into heat which damages the follicle and keeps

it from growing in the future. Lasers can cause localized damage in

the area that causes hair growth, (the follicle), while not heating

the rest of the skin. Laser hair removal is non-invasive, and safely

removes unwanted body hair without damaging the delicate pores and

structures of the skin. Facial and bikini areas are usually completed

in under 45 minutes; legs and larger areas can take longer. Permanent

Laser Hair removal can be done on shoulders, back, underarm, abdomen,

buttocks, pubic area, bikini lines, thighs, face, neck, chest, arms,

legs, hands, toes, lip, chin, ear lobe.

Yes, it's nearly right for anybody. Some time ago the requirements

for laser hair removal were that the hair is darker than the skin

(people rated 1-4 on the Fitzpatrick Scale), but new lasers are now

able to target dark black hair even in patients with dark skin.

No, the amount of light energy used is extremely small and poses

very little hazard to the skin. It is mechanically safe and controlled

at every stage of the application.

The number of treatments is different from person to person,

because it depends on many factors (body area, the skin color or

coarseness of hair). Hair also grows in several phases, (anagen,

telogen, catagen), and laser can only affect the currently actively

growing follicles (anagen). Several treatments are needed to damage

the hair in all 3 phases of growth. Most hairs will be eliminated

with two to four treatments, but some will need 5 or more treatments

over 90 days to achieve progressive permanency.

Normally not. In most cases you will just feel a mild 'pinch'

which lasts only a small fraction of a second. If you have a high

degree of sensitivity to the treatment, adjustments can be made to

the machine which will eliminate any sensation. Risks include the

chance of burning the skin or discoloring dark skin with the laser,

but this can only happen, if the person who perform the laser hair

removal treatment is not entirely qualified. Be sure that you only

consult a specialist of laser hair removal in your area.

It's impossible to give an exact answer to that, cause it depends

also on different factors. The costs vary by vendor, and by surface

area and location treated. For details contact your Laser Hair Removal

Service in your area.