WHAT IS LASER HAIR REMOVAL?
Laser hair removal, a well established and rather popular treatment, is a safe and effective way to finally free yourself of undesirable hair, constant shaving, and unpleasant waxing. This method of hair growth and hair density reduction utilizes a long pulse laser to gradually achieve desirable results. It is important to note that full removal of all hair is usually not attainable (finer hair is usually not effectively removed), and internal hormonal imbalances may cause new hair growth that could not have been previously targeted by the laser. Despite this, this treatment skillfully inhibits or delays future hair growth.
WHY LASER HAIR REMOVAL AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Laser hair removal has a plethora of benefits which only adds to its appeal! Not only would treated areas need to be seldom shaved or waxed again, but the laser will help clear ingrown hairs as well as heal skin breakouts. Further, this treatment is quick and easy, virtually painless, and has minimal downtime!
Laser hair removal works by targeting the melanin (dark pigment) in a hair follicle that is in the “growth phase” of the growth cycle. This may sound a bit complicated, but it is imperative to understand this cycle in order to understand the benefits and process of laser hair removal. Our hair follicles are constantly advancing through 3 different growth phases for indeterminate periods of time at a constant rate, and melanin can only be targeted during 1 of these 3 phases. Therefore, not all hairs may be treated during a given treatment, because likely not all treated hair follicles will be in the appropriate growth phase (which is one reason why multiple sessions are recommended).
The pulse of laser light would be absorbed by the dark pigment, thereby causing damage to the follicle itself. This damage, distributed over multiple sessions, will eventually prove to reduce the density, growth rate, and thickness of hair, and hair will appear to grow more slowly and more finely.
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