Laser Hair Removal treatments are quickly becoming one of the easiest and most convenient ways to remove unwanted hair for good. Based on the principal of selective photothermolysis, laser is the process by which unwanted facial and body hair is destroyed with concentrated beams of pigment seeking light. Since its inception in 1998, this treatment has become increasingly popular; Laser Hair Removal is now available worldwide in clinics, doctor’s offices, day spas and medical spas. Laser can be used on virtually any part of the face or body for safe and effective permanent hair reduction. The hair reduction effects provided by laser hair removal are much more long term than more traditional methods such as shaving or waxing; with this treatment, patients get hair removal that lasts.
The laser treatment for hair removal works by utilizing concentrated beams of light in order to target the root of the hair in the hair follicle which resides underneath the outer layers of skin. The laser light is pigment seeking—it is attracted to the pigment (color) found in the hair follicles. When the laser is passed over the treatment area it penetrates through the outer layers of skin and into the hair follicles below. The laser energy transforms into heat which disables the follicle without affecting anything else. Therefore, the treatment successfully disables the actively growing hair follicles without damaging the surrounding skin and underlying tissue.
Laser Hair Removal treatments are most effective on coarse, thick, dark hair, however; recently, technological advances have allowed laser hair removal to be performed on all skin tones including skin types five and six. Because laser is only attracted to pigment or color, those men and women that have blonde, gray, white or red hair will not see effective results. This is because these hair colors do not contain as much pigment as darker hair colors; the laser simply will not ‘see’ these hair colors.
Laser treatments are generally performed by a doctor, nurse, esthetician or professional laser technician in an office, clinic or spa like setting, your laser treatment facilitator will all depend on which state you live in. A series of treatments is needed and it usually takes at least six sessions in order to ensure all of the hair follicles are destroyed. All facial and body hair has multiple growth cycles but can only be effectively treated in the active growth cycle. Because laser treatments only destroy actively growing hair follicles, it is necessary to have multiple treatments in order to ensure that all of the follicles are effectively disabled as each hair goes through its growth stages.
After a series of Laser hair sessions, the treatment area will be virtually hair free, and will remain as such for an extended period of time. Once a hair follicle is destroyed with the laser treatment it will never grow back; however, we have millions of hair follicles on our bodies, many which are inactive, so it cannot be guaranteed that patients will never see hair growth in the area again. Most men and women who undergo laser will experience 85 – 100% permanent hair reduction that lasts for years! For unwanted hair removal that lasts, there’s no better choice than Laser Hair Removal. |
