Laser
Hair Removal
A Better
Solution for Unwanted Hair
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Understanding
Hair Removal
Understanding
Laser Treatment
What
You Can Expect
What
Areas of the Body can be Treated?
Benefits
for Women
As a woman, you may be surprised to learn that just about your entire body
is covered with hair. Because most of this hair is fine and pale,
it usually isn't visible to the naked eye. In fact, you may be surprised
to know that the largest number of hair follicles is actually on your forehead.
But when darker, coarser hair appears in places we don't like or expect
- like on the face, neck, abdomen, breasts, arms or underarms - or prevents
us from wearing a high-cut bathing suit, shorts, or even a short skirt,
it may be time to consider hair removal with the LightSheerTM
Diode Laser or the Altus CoolGlide TM Yag Laser.
Benefits
for Men
As a man, you may already know that just about your entire body is covered
with hair. Some is coarse and dark, and some is so fine and pale
that it isn't visible to the naked eye. Humans, in fact, have more
hair follicles per square inch than most higher primates, including chimpanzees
and gorillas.
Understanding
Hair Removal
In the past, the usual remedies for unwanted hair were plucking, shaving,
waxing or chemical depilatories. Some are painful, some are messy
and all are only temporary.
Now there's a more effective solution for all skin types at LaserPlus, the new LightSheerTM Diode
Laser and the Altus CoolGlideTM Yag Laser,
a state-of-the-art system specially designed to remove unwanted hair faster,
with less discomfort, and more reliably than many other methods.
Understanding
Laser Treatment
A laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light. Different types
of lasers produce different colors of light. The color of light produced
by a particular laser is one of the keys to its effect on hair follicles.
The light emitted by the LightSheer Diode Laser or the Altus CoolGlide Yag Laser
is well absorbed by the
pigment located in hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction
of a second, just long enough to vaporize the pigment, disabling numerous
follicles at a time to eliminate or significantly impede the hair's re-growth.
Importantly, LightSheer's and CoolGlide's special contact-cooling hand piece is perfect
for your skin. It protects and cools the upper layer of the skin
before, during, and after each pulse while directing the laser energy to
the hair root. The combination of this aggressive skin cooling and
other key laser parameters allows safe and effective treatment of all skin
colors.
What
You Can Expect
The length of a laser session may be a few minutes to an hour or more,
depending on the size of the area being treated. Because the laser
tends to treat hair follicles that are in an active growth phase, more
than one treatment may be required to disable hair follicles that subsequently
enter this growth phase.
The laser treatment itself can cause a slight tingling sensation.
Most patients tolerate the procedure well. But because some areas
of the body are more sensitive than others, topical anesthesia can be an option
that is available at LaserPlus.
The appearance of the treated area immediately after a laser session will
vary from patient to patient depending on the extent of treatment and skin
type. Immediate after effects, if any, are minor. They may
include redness and swelling, which disappear in a short time. Most
people return to normal activity right away. We will be happy to
tell you more about your treatment and what you can expect during your free consultation.
What
Areas of the Body can be Treated?
The most frequently
requested areas by women to be treated are the upper lip and chin;
men the back. However, virtually any area of the body with excessive
hair can be treated; LaserPlus will design a safe, comfortable and private
procedure to meet your individual needs.
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