Laser Hair Removal

What is laser hair removal treatment?

Well, laser hair removal treatment is a process that involves burning the hair follicle with a laser to halt its ability to produce hair. The entire process doesn’t really take that much time, but usually multiple treatments will be required in order to be 100% effective.

When a skilled technician performs laser hair removal treatment, he will take extreme caution. He will have to leave the laser on each hair just long enough to produce enough heat to make the hair stop growing, while not leaving in there too long. If a technician left the laser on the hair for too long, it can damage the underlying skin. This would cause problems with the skin’s pigmentation and growth process.

Since the process is quite tricky, experience will make a huge difference in a doctor/technician’s ability to remove unwanted hair properly without doing unnecessary damage. Hopefully you can see why it would be extremely unwise to go to a technician that had little experience.

Normally when hair removal treatment is performed with a laser, three to five treatments will be required to get it right. The exact amount will depend heavily on the thickness and color of the patient’s hair. There will be times when some maintenance will be required, and this will of course vary wildly from person to person.

The most efficient way to achieve permanent hair removal at this time is by going in to have laser hair removal done. Although a single treatment usually can’t remove 100% of your unwanted hair for life, multiple treatments can get you well on your way. This of course will depend solely on the thickness and sometimes color of your hair, but can be extremely effective.

An additional option for achieving permanent hair removal is Electrolysis. This is a very difficult procedure, but if performed correctly it can also remove hair permanently. Electrolysis is achieved by inserting a very thin, metal probe into the hair follicle. The professional will then deliver an electric shock into the follicle that will burn and destroy its ability to produce hair.

There is also a version of electrolysis that you can do from home with a machine that can be purchased. Most people don’t have the precision necessary to do this type of procedure, so unless you have surgeon hands we wouldn’t recommend wasting your time. You might save a little money, but you won’t get the same results and could end up damaging your skin. Home electrolysis is obviously risky and for this reason, we wouldn’t and couldn’t recommend it.