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Friday, November 21, 2008

Laser Facial Hair Removal (Lip Chin Cheek)

Men always be trouble to larger beard and bushy eyebrows. Unwanted facial hair on women often appears on the upper lip, chin and sides of the face.
There are a wide range of methods to removal facial hair such as tweezing, shaving, depilatory creams, electrolysis and others. But Today, facial laser hair removal is one of the most popular and best ways of getting rid of unwanted hair.
Laser facial hair removal provides a long term solution to unwanted facial hair and it is a safe and time saving process than other ways. Laser hair removal also will prevent irritation and the development of folliculitis, in which one or more hair follicles become inflamed. The ideal candidate for laser hair removal has fair skin and dark hair, but good results can be achieved by an experienced laser practitioner on darker-skinned women. Overall, laser hair removal is not very effective on light blonde or white hair.
Avoid laser treatment around the eyes which the area on the brow and in between the eyes. Because laser rays can penetrate deeply, this is an area better treated by tweezing, waxing or electrolysis.
One laser session for facial hair removal is need 3 to 5 treatments depending on the patient's skin color, hair color, hair thickness and hair density. Each treatment lasting approximately 10 minutes and need to spend $150 - $300 for full face. Touch-up treatments is needed annually or biannually to maintain results. After six months of treatment, we can expect that 70% - 95% of the treated hair will be gone. Nearly 80% of patients who had laser procedure were very happy with the results and feel that their results are permanent.

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.Total temporary hair removal lasting several months is a reasonable expectation.Some permanent hair reduction in treated areas is possible, especially after multiple treatments.

Laser Hair Removal Guidebook

With this rise in the number of hair removal treatments being performed, you’d think it would be easier to find consistent, reliable laser hair removal information. What’s interesting is that while the advent of new laser hair removal technology is certainly a good thing for consumers, this technology “boom” also means that anything written about laser hair removal one day could become obsolete the next. Also, laser hair removal facts tend to differ depending on the sources you're viewing: Those affiliated with laser manufacturers or those sources that offer unbiased consumer information.With this in mind, Hair Removal Forum has put together a handy guidebook with information based on the research and findings of third party clinical studies. You'll find a number of useful topics, including laser technology, science, laser hair removal and dark skin types, popular treatment areas, and more. If you think we've missed something or have any other questions, please feel free to contact us and we’ll make sure you find the answers you're looking for and the smooth skin you desire!