Laser Hair Removal
Published: 09/09/2011 by Mario M Anders
Additionally, a growing number of men experience embarrassment from excessive hair.
Laser Hair Removal is the most innovative technique for epilation available today, removing hair permanently and painlessly from the face, arms, legs and sensitive areas. Using concentrated pulses of laser light, this treatment destroys all hair follicles in the laser's beam, and inhibits re-growth in a non-invasive, virtually painless way. The system is extremely flexible and eliminates hair on most skin tones and hair colors on any body part. The energy of the laser beam is absorbed by the melanin pigment in the hair. This causes permanent damage to the hair and surrounding structures. Hair follicles with high melanin content absorb more energy, and are thus more easily destroyed. That is why this procedure is more effective on darker coarser hair.
The areas to be treated are first covered with a clear gel to enhance the effects of the laser. Laser pulses are then applied to the skin via a hand piece. The gel is wiped off along with most of the hair in the treated area. Any remaining hair will fall out within the next 1-2 weeks.
Intense pulsed light is a method of hair removal from the body, as well . It involves the use of a specially constructed xenon flash lamp and focusing optics. Unwanted hair can now be treated quickly and effectively for all skin types and colors and for any area of the body .
Therefore, by combining the latest advanced equipment in laser and intense pulsed light, the optimum in hair reduction can be achieved in the shortest period of time. Not only can dark hair be treated but also fair and lighter color hair can be reduced. By combining these great technologies, the best can be achieved and most permanent hair reduction results in the shortest time.
Lighter hair can still be treated, but the power delivered by the laser must be increased. White hair lacks melanin, and cannot be affected by the laser. Since the energy of the laser is absorbed by melanin, the surface of the skin is susceptible to damage, especially in patients with dark or tanned skin.
Now, any skin color (black, fair, olive, tanned, etc.) or any hair color can be treated thanks to the latest generation of laser systems. The laser hair removal procedure is less painful and faster than electrolysis, since each laser pulse covers a swath of skin instead of going follicle by follicle with a needle. In addition, results last longer than plucking, waxing or bleaching, and do not cause ingrown hairs.





