10 things you didn’t know about laser hair removal
If you’re sick of constantly shaving or waxing to remove unwanted facial or body hair, you may have already thought about laser hair removal. Laser hair removal is the most permanent of all the treatments available today and more effective than shaving and waxing. Electrolysis is still in use, but as each hair must be treated individually, it can be a painful hair removal method and can sometimes cause scarring.
If you haven’t thought about laser hair removal yet or thought it sounded too overwhelming, these 10 tips will provide you with the information you need.
1) Laser hair removal is not suitable for all skin and hair types. The best results can be found in people with fair skin and dark, coarse hair. This hair removal procedure targets pigmented tissue and does not work well on red, white, blonde, or gray hair.
2) The most common areas for laser hair removal are the lips, arms and armpits, legs, bikini line, legs, chest and back. Laser hair removal takes longer and is more expensive for larger areas of the body than for smaller areas.
3) Depending on the area and color of the skin and hair, it usually takes 6 to 8 sessions of laser hair removal to completely remove unwanted hair.
4) Laser hair removal has very few side effects. Most commonly, the treated area may be slightly sore and swollen for a few minutes to a few hours. In some cases, darkening or lightening of the skin may occur. Effects such as blisters or scars or changes in skin texture due to laser hair removal are very rare. Side effects caused by improper technique or improper settings can be reduced by ensuring that the clinic you use for your laser hair removal treatment is registered and approved by the Health Commission.
5) Make sure you do a little research before scheduling an appointment. Find the best qualified and experienced laser hair removal practitioner and make sure the clinic is regulated. The cheapest clinic may not provide the best results or may not be regulated. Laser hair removal clinics are often advertised in fashion and lifestyle magazines, so you may be able to get an idea of what to expect before visiting one.
6) Expect a comprehensive consultation from the laser hair removal doctor that should last 30 to 45 minutes and will cover your medical history and a test patch can be treated to see how you respond to laser hair removal.
7) Before your laser hair removal treatment, you will need to ensure that you follow the doctor’s advice. This tip will suggest such things as avoiding loungers, sunbathing, and false tanning and not bleaching or waxing the area to be treated for several weeks prior to treatment. Your laser hair doctor can also provide you with other tips and information to consider before your laser hair removal treatment.
8) Laser hair removal works by passing a laser beam through the skin to the hair follicles where hair growth begins. The heat from the laser damages the follicle and stops hair growth. There is often a cooling device installed on the laser phone to cool the skin. Usually, several treatments are needed to get rid of all the unwanted hair, because hair has several phases of growth. The laser hair removal treatment lasts between 15 minutes and an hour, depending on the area to be treated.
9) During laser hair removal, the area is thoroughly cleaned and then the treatment begins. Most patients report very little discomfort or pain due to the cooling device installed in the laser. Immediately after treatment, a moisturizer and additional cooling is applied to the skin.
10) Laser hair removal is quick and after treatment makeup can be used immediately, but scented products as well as steam baths and saunas should not be used for a day as they can cause irritation. Exposure to the sun or tanning beds for several weeks should also be avoided. You may see hair growing several days after treatment; this is dead hair that comes out naturally. This can happen over several days, depending on the size of the area that has undergone laser hair removal treatment.
Because laser hair removal is so fast and has so few side effects, it is even possible to have the treatment at lunchtime! Get rid of unwanted hair today!
Total Fitness Laser Hair Removal Clinics are registered and approved by the Health Commission. Our highly trained team uses the latest Alexandrite laser technology and will let you know what kind of results to expect. Take advantage of a free consultation and test patch today, you don’t even need to be a Total Fitness member.