Removal of Hair by Laser

The pigment in the hair follicle is the target of the laser used in hair removal, and for this reason reduction of hair with laser is less potent on white, gray or extremely blonde hair. However, there are modern reduction of hair with laser 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 reduction of hair with laser treatments are so important – most people will need at least three iterations of treatment, and you should ensure that you follow your doctor or beauty therapist's schedule closely to get the best results.

Laser hair removal treatment are probably the most potent way of stopping or at least managing undesirable hair growth, but it is important to realize that no hair removal process is faultless. Laser hair removal is unlikely to remove all your hair in the treatment area permanently – most people have some hair regrowth within a year – but the good news is that hairs that do grow back are likely to be paler and less robust, and will also respond more quickly and effectively to repeat reduction of hair with laser.

Are there any dangers associated with Removal Of Hair By Laser?

Reduction of hair with laser can be safely used on all body parts, including legs, back, stomach and even the soft and fine skin of the bikini line and the face.

Lasers are highly powerful rays of light and they can harm tissue – however, the lasers used in hair removal are specially designed to pass safely 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 medical specialist or a qualified beautician will instruct you to wait before commencing hair removal by laser. These include sores in the body parts you wish to have hair removal performed on, and if you have recently had certain acne treatments.

Is reduction of hair with laser appropriate for me?

Reduction of hair with laser is suitable for the vast majority of people and most are very happy with the end results.

Anyone who wants to permanently remove hair with a method that is safe and relatively painless would certainly do well to look closely at laser hair removal as a possibility