Laser hair removal with a laser light involves a focused beam being absorbed by the melanin in dark hair, which damages or disables the hair root in the follicle to at least slow down the growth of the hair without harming the surrounding skin.
Laser hair removal with a laser light works best on dark, coarse hair because the dark pigment, melanin, attracts the laser light and more laser energy is absorbed. Hair of a lighter color is harder to treat. Even with multiple treatments, results are not promising for people with true blonde, grey, white or red hair.
One side effect with laser hair removal is that the hot laser light will also affect the melanin in skin. Which means people with suntans, or dark skin types will risk skin discoloration.
The technical term for the laser hair removal process using a laser light is "selective photothermolysis". 'Photo' means light, and 'thermolysis' means, "destroying with heat".
The laser hair removal method using laser light is 'selective' because it targets only the hair and not the surrounding skin, which, depending on the particular machine being used, is usually cooled with either a cooling tip, a gel or a spray.
The laser hair removal laser light can only destroy hair in its active growth phase when the hair has an abundance of melanin. Up to eighty five percent of your hair is in that phase at any given time.
Laser hair removal by laser light is capable of affecting hundreds of hair follicles at one time, making it a much quicker process than electrolysis. Usually, only 2 to 4 treatments are needed to effectively remove hair, but it depends on the size of the area and color of hair.
Laser hair removal with a laser light is suitable for any part of the body.
While laser hair removal using laser light is not as painful as electrolysis, you may want to speak with your physician about using a topical anesthetic.
You may believe that laser hair removal is permanent. It's not.
While there are reports of laser treatments eliminating thirty to forty percent of hair for as long as a year - Here in the United States, it is illegal to claim laser hair removal is permanent.
Laser hair removal is a process that should be performed in a physician's office or in select salons that are licensed to operate the Class II medical device.
Although in some states, it is legal for a nonmedical person to be trained to use a laser, you'd do well to find a physician who's a certified laser hair removal specialist. Especially since not all lasers can be used on every body.
Laser hair removal with a laser light is the most costly hair removal procedure. Prices range from $150 to $500 per treatment. Call around to your local clinics to get some idea of how many treatments you'll need, which will determine your total cost.
While laser hair removal is a rapidly growing business, the cost alone keeps it from being any where near the most popular, not to mention all the negatives that seem to be associated with this form of hair removal.
However, Jennifer Hardin-Miller of Salt Lake City, Utah says she's done her homework and knows the perfect alternative solution to laser hair removal that is quick, easy, painless and VERY inexpensive, in comparison.
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