BENEFITS OF LASER HAIR REMOVAL
If you aren’t satisfied with shaving, tweezing, or waxing to remove unwanted hair, removing laser hair may be worth considering the alternative.
Laser hair removal is one of the most common cosmetic procedures and highly concentrated light in hair follicles is beamed into it. The pigment absorbs light in the follicles. That wrecks hair.
Lasers are effective in removing unnecessary hair from the neck, head, chest, back, arm, underarm, bikini line and other areas.
Laser hair removal advantages include:
precision Lasers will selectively target dark, coarse hair while leaving undamaged surrounding skin.
Speed Each laser pulse takes a fraction of a second, and can simultaneously treat several hairs. The laser will treat an area every second, about the size of a quarter. Small areas such as the upper lip can be handled in less than a minute and large areas can take up to an hour, such as the back or legs.
How to Prepare for Laser Hair Removal
Laser hair removal is more than pure unnecessary hair’ zapping.’ It is a medical procedure involving preparation and carries potential risks. Until having laser hair removal, the credentials of the doctor or technician performing the procedure should be thoroughly checked.
When you plan to undergo laser hair removal, plucking, waxing, and electrolysis should be limited six weeks prior to treatment. That’s because the laser hits the roots of the hair, which are temporarily removed by plucking or waxing.
Additionally, you should limit six weeks of sun exposure before and after diagnosis. Sun exposure reduces the effectiveness of laser hair removal, which makes problems more likely after treatment.
What to Expect During Laser Hair Removal?
The hair that will undergo treatment will be shaved to a few millimetres above the skin surface just before the operation. Generally, topical numbing medication is administered 20-30 minutes before the laser treatment to assist with the laser pulses. The laser equipment is calibrated according to the colour, thickness, and position of the hair being handled as well as the colour of the skin.