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Friday, November 21, 2008

Laser Hair Removal For Underarm Hair

Underarm laser hair removal is a common procedure for patients seeking to remove unwanted underarm hair. Each pulse of laser light removes the unwanted hair in the underarm region.
The laser targets those hairs which are in their growth phase, and as hairs go through cycles, it may need 3 to 5 treatment sessions and touch-up treatments is needed annually or biannually to maintain results.
Since there is usually a small area to treat underarms, removal of underarm hair is one of the fastest procedures in laser therapy, requiring only several minutes of treatment time. The procedure is generally without much pain and the average cost per session is $100 to $250.

Laser Hair Removal For Back

Laser hair removal is most effective method of back hair removal perhaps. The back hair for more than 40% of male are thick and dense. As anyone with back hair knows, it's not pretty, and it can even increase body odor. Sometimes back hair can irritate the skin, making it itchy and in some cases, causing infection.
One laser session for back hair removal is need 5 to 7 treatments depending on the patient's skin color, hair color, hair thickness and hair density. Laser hair removal for back will cost you $200 - $500 per treatment span 40-60 minutes.
After the full course of treatment, most hair of back may become permanently smaller or totally eliminated. Even those patients with thicker, coarse hair may have a significant permanent thinning of the diameter of many of the hairs, in addition to achieving a reduction in hair density. Those hairs that remain may be much less of a concern to the patient. Touch-up treatments is needed annually or biannually to maintain results.
Another very effective way of removing back hair is the use of electrolysis, but it is painful, even with a topical anesthetic.For males who would rather endure the physical pain of back hair removal than bankruptcy, waxing is always an option. However, this method is not very suitable if the necessary caution has not been taken. You have to take risks of skin swollen, red, splotchy and highly sensitive to the sun.
Laser hair removal for back hair is not perfect. It is No effect on the blond hair or dark skin and risk of temporary skin color change. However we continue to believe that laser treatment is the best option for back hair removal after considering.

Step 6 for laser hair removal treatment procedure

1. Step : Deodorants, creams, makeup are removed and prepped using alcohol Deodorants, creams or makeup will affect the hairs absorption to the laser light. Alcohol treatment will be to prevent bacterial infection. 2. Step : Wears special goggles The patient wears special goggles to protect the eye from potential laser light that could leak out. 3. Step : Applied a cooling gel, spray or an anaesthetic cream to the treatment area A cooling gel or spray will help you ease the uncomfortable feeling. If you have a thick black hair or sensitive to the pain, you will be used anesthetic cream that numbs the skin. 4. Step : Parameters change for laser hair removal machine Utilize largest spot size and the highest tolerable fluence to get the best out of laser treatment. 5. Step : Laser wand begin work The laser is a hand-held wand that directs the beam of light in a 3mm-15mm area, it feels like a rubber band snapping the skin. When the hair follicle is being damaged, an odor of it being destroyed can also be smelled. The whole treatment will take from a few minutes with small areas to a few hours with bigger ones. 6. Step : Finish and Clean up After the end of laser hair removal treatment, your skin will be wipe clean with towels no need for creams or lotions or potions. The skin may look red and slightly swollen, but it should disappear within 24 hours.

The Treatment of Each Hair Removal Methods

To start my process, I called a salon, a laser treatment facility and an electrologist.
The first to call me back was Cindy Greene, and I set up an appointment with her for the upcoming Friday afternoon. The next to call me back was the Berman Skin Institute. I also set up a time to do a consult with them. The salon also called me back. However, they would not do the section of my leg reserved for the hot salon wax because they only treated whole legs. Two days later, we went to Longs and bought cold wax strips, hot wax, Nair, shaving cream and a razor (my mom loves these experiments).
I got to the Berman Skin Institute at 10:15 a.m. and was given some paperwork to fill out. After, I was taken to a room with a round table. I spoke with a nurse named Annabel and asked her some questions about laser hair reduction. She said that it was called reduction because the laser targets the dark pigments found in hair follicles, but doesn't completely get rid of it. Even if the majority of the hair doesn't come back, some new hair does grow, and so at least five treatments are necessary. She said that she didn't recommend laser hair reduction for anyone under 16; however, they had done the treatment on 14- and 15-year-olds teens before. Annabel also said that when you come in for laser treatments, you should have shaved the area you are treating because otherwise, the hair burns and could damage the skin. They use two lasers: one for people with lighter skin and one for people with darker skin. Because the laser can hurt, they use a cream that numbs the skin. Even so, there can still be burning and possibly blistering. She treated a small portion of my leg (near my ankle). It felt a little like a rubber band was snapping against my skin every once in a while, it was not that painful overall.

Is laser hair removal really permanent or 100% permanent?

Strictly speaking the permanent of laser hair removal it is not really hair removal forever. As to date, there is no laser equipment that has been approved for permanent hair removal but has been approved for permanent hair reduction by the FDA.
Hairs has three distinct growth phase that is Active growth phase, Regressive phase and Resting phase. The laser most effectively disables hair that is in the active growth. Our hairs are always in a different hair growth cycle, even after several times of laser hair removal treatment, laser only can disables hair that is in the active growth not disables hairs that is in other growth phase. That is the reason of laser hair removal can not really removal hairs forever.
Most people regardless of the kind of skin, male and female will see that the 80% to 90% of hairs is greatly reduced and hair which does grow is often much finer and lighter in color after 4 to 6 laser hair removal treatments.
It should be noted that, the number of laser hair removal sessions needed to achieve these results can vary from person to person depending on many factors such as age, skin type, amount of hair, hair color, hair texture, etc.
Overall, laser hair removal is still the best option. Although electrolysis is considered a permanent hair removal method that has been used for the past 125 years, but electrolysis is more injury, risk and expensive than laser hair removal.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Who is a candidate for Laser Hair Removal?

Almost anybody who has undesirable hair is a candidate for laser hair removal. However certain conditions may complicate treatment. Laser hair removal achieves the best results with light-skinned, dark-haired individuals. Lasers with longer wavelengths are generally useful for darker-skinned patients.Caution must be exercised in certain situations:The presence of an active bacterial or viral infection prevents treatment until the condition resolves.A history of hypertrophic scarring or keloid formation requires less aggressive laser treatments in order to avoid any complications.The presence of a suntan makes laser hair removal less effective and increases the likelihood of scarring or skin injury.If you have psoriasis or vitiligo, you should be warned about the possibility of causing more lesions in the treated areas.Most dermatologists recommend waiting 1 year after taking isotretinoin (Accutane®) before doing laser hair removal because of atypical scarring that has been associated with use of this drug during treatment.Where?Laser hair removal can be performed on virtually any hair bearing part of your body including your arms, legs, bikini area, back, etc.Objectives of TherapyThe primary objective is safe and effective hair removal.Total permanent hair removal, while desirable, is not always possible.