Karen Wilson asked:


Laser treatments for reduction of permanent hair growth.

 

This is now a fast growing sector within the beauty industry. Not as painful as electrolysis, yet every bit as effective, if not more so. It gives long term, pain free results to insure permanent hair reduction on all ares of the body.

 

SO HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

. It uses beams of light to penetrate the skin; the pigment colour in the hair absorbs it and converts it to heat.

. Our hairs have different growth patterns and phases, foir the treatment to have the biggest impact, it need to     work on the active growth, so hence a few treatments may be necessary to achieve that all over, long lasting result.

. The heat from the beams of light travel along the hair follicle until it reaches the root and kills it to prevent further growth occurring.

. Depending upon factors such as hair colour, type of skin and strength of hair, will determine how many treatments will be required.

. Anything from 6-8 treatments would normally be required for those of us with paler skin, where as with coloured skin tones it can take a little bit longer, and may require up to 10 treatments.

 

 

IS ANYONE SUITABLE FOR LASER HAIR REMOVAL

 

As the laser energy relies in being absorbed through the colour pigment of the hair, it would not be recommended for those of us with very light hair colour such as, grey and white.

 

IS IT SAFE TO HAVE LASER HAIR REMOVAL

 

Absolutely. I     t is an non-invasive treatment which only uses the beam of light and the settings are adjusted according to your skin type etc. to reduce any risk of skin reactions. There is also a cooled tip at the end of the laser to protact your skin form any form of thermal injury.

 

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE

 

That is dependant on which area is being treated. It would normally range from 15minutes upwards, for a small area like the chin, and perhaps up to 45minutes for the leg area.

 

HOW PERMANENT IS LASER HAIR REMOVAL

 

We can never guarantee 100% results, but what we can say is, it is the nearest that we can possibly get to long-term results. If and when you were to find any re-growth, then it would almost certainly be lighter and finer in texture. It can be treated again if necessary.

 

WHAT COSTS ARE INVOLVED WITH LASER TREATMENT

 

This again will depend very much upon which area is being treated. S o the lip area is going to take a lot less time and effort than say the leg or back area. Any good therapist will be able to give you a rough indication of what he/she thinks.