Know About Laser Hair Removal

By Melba Hardy


Dermatologist have invented a way to remove hair using lasers and has been proven to be nifty. Laser hair removal was discovered forty years ago. It was later made available for commercial use during the middle years of the nineties. Laser hair removal Orange County did not falter when such service came to be known.

The laser provides the best feature of the treatment. The darkened part of the melanin situated in the follicles is heated to prevent growth and remove hairs in that area. Pigments in the follicles take in light. Heat is spread throughout the follicles, thus eliminating any hair. It has a specific target tissue so other tissues will not be damaged. Other procedures such as waxing, tweezing, and shaving are painful compared to laser removal which causes little to no pain at all. Another additional benefit is the invariant level of complexion and color it might cause.

Three to five visits are required to get the result of slow growth for a long period. This claim has been reported by ninety percent of patients. The duration for the procedure depends on the targeted part. Like for instance, removal work on the back or legs will take about one to several hours while small parts such as the upper lip will take a minute or two.

It is beneficial for the most part, but should consider its negative effects and disadvantages. Light redness on the skin and mild swelling near the hair could happen to patients. Gray, red, white, and blond hairs will not effectively work compared to dark hairs as those colors lack dark pigment.

Patients with dark complexion should consider this procedure. The machine might not identify the discrepancy between color and follicles compared to white complexion. But dermatologists have discovered to tweak the machine to make it adaptable for dark complexions.

If the procedure is done, make sure to put sunscreen on the target area as that area might be prone to sunburn and other sun related disease. Common belief suggest that it causes permanent loss, but that is wrong. It only elongates the period of hairless skin.

The cost can be a minimum of one hundred dollars to about a maximum of two thousand dollars. It just all depends on the skin area coverage. Dermatological clinics and medical spas do offer ten to fifteen percent discount.

Cold gels or a cooling device is rubbed to the target area for a better penetration of the skin. Eye protection such as goggles will be worn depending on how dangerous the light is emitted because some lasers can cause eye damage. Discomforts may happen. Cold water, or ice packs are applied to reduce the pain.

If you opt to go to the medical spas that offer laser hair removal Orange County, then remember what you have learned. Do some checking first if the company is certified. You should only trust those licensed technicians and dermatologists and be careful of quack doctors. Keep in mind the advantages and disadvantages before you go.




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