LASER HAIR REMOVAL
What does it do?
Laser treatment is the most effective method to permanently remove dark and coarse hair from any area of the face or body. It can also treat painful and unattractive in-growing hairs including Pseudofollicullitis Barbae (ingrown hairs on the face or beard area). One of its great benefits is that it is faster and less painful than other techniques.
How does it work?
Lasers remove unwanted hair based on the principle of selective photothermolysis. Photothermolysisrefers is a process that uses light energy to damage the hair follicle. The light penetrates through the skin and is absorbed in the pigment (melanin) in the hair shaft. This energy causes the temperature in the hair follicle to rise to a sufficiently high level to destroy the structure and prevent regrowth.
Due to the cyclic nature of hair growth, effective treatments only occur within the hair’s active growth phase so several treatments are necessary. Most areas can be treated in 20-60 minutes. However, large body areas such as legs and backs, may take up to 90 minutes.
Are there any side effects?
Depending on your individual pain threshold the treatment could be described as a slight tingling sensation up to a flicking of a rubber band on the skin. Cooling pads are applied and topical anaesthetic cream can be used to minimise discomfort.
LASER HAIR REMOVAL
Laser hair removal is the most effective method of permanently reducing unwanted hair, and is faster and less painful than other techniques.
Laser hair removal will treat dark, coarse hair on any part of the body, and reduces problems with painful, unattractive ingrown hairs both in men and women.
Laser hair removal uses a highly concentrated light source that is absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicles. The temperature in the follicle rises enough to destroy the follicle structure and prevent regrowth.
Hair grows in cycles. The most effective treatment occurs within the hair’s active growth phase - with only 20-30% of hairs in any area being in the active growth phase at one time, several treatments are necessary. On average four to six treatments are necessary, spaced 6 weeks apart.
Once you begin the laser treatments using depilatory wax or plucking is not a good idea because pulling the hair from the follicle works against the principles of laser removal. However you can use other methods like shaving or depilatory creams to achieve a hair-free appearance between laser treatments.
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