Unwanted hair is found almost all over the body, with the most common areas being the hands, legs, armpits, bikini line, upper lip, and chin. While having moderate amount of hair in these areas is normal, but certain men and women have excessive hair in one or more of these areas. This not only makes it uncomfortable for them, but also embarrassing. This is when they wish to have their hair removed from such areas. While waxing and shaving have been the most traditional methods used to do so, the last couple of years have seen a new method for removing unwanted hair – laser hair removal. Whilst shaving needs to be done every few days, and waxing every few weeks, laser hair removal can last for lots many months, or even years, depending upon your hair growth and hormones!
Why laser hair removal?
- As mentioned above, the first and foremost reason for why people are opting for laser hair removal now is because its results last for longer. People have less to worry about their hair growth for months or years to come after undergoing a laser hair removal procedure.
- The procedure is less painful than waxing away the hair every few weeks. The heat and pain of the hot wax and pulling is eliminated. And, if you shave instead of being waxed, you have nothing to worry about the cuts and infections you may get with your blades everytime.
- Laser hair removal is safe, with almost no side-effects, unless you are suffering from a prior skin infection or disease. Thus, with laser hair removal, you can safely reduce your unwanted hair, leaving the skin silky and smooth.
- Laser hair removal saves money in the long run. While you may think that the laser procedure is expensive, but when you look at the results lasting longer, and add up the costs of those everyday razors and creams, or monthly waxing expenses, you will see that laser hair removal actually saves on money, and not to forget, time!
How it works?
The procedure uses a laser to target the areas from where the hair needs to be removed. The laser energy will pass through your skin and be absorbed by the pigment of a percentage of the active-growth hair follicles. This energy will destroy the hair follicles in the area, in the growing phase, slowly reducing the amount of hair after simultaneous hair removal sessions. When the procedure is completed, you will be given cold water, ice packs, and anti-inflammatory creams or lotions to soothe the treated areas, and diminish any discomfort. Multiple sessions will be required for the best results (generally 3-8).
Things to do before the procedure
You need to have your age, health condition, skin condition, hair type, hair growth pattern, and body region to be treated checked before undergoing the procedure. Only if everything is perfect will the treatment be applied on your body. However, even after you are approved for laser hair removal, there are certain things to be done before your procedure.
- You need to have the lightest possible skin colour before the procedure. This means no tanning under the sun. Stay out of the sun as much as possible.
- Use bland products to minimize any active ingredient reactions or inflammation a few days before the treatment.
- Do not wax or pluck your hair in the area to be treated for at least 3-4 weeks before the treatment. However, you will be asked to shave off your hair before the surgery so that you don’t have to waste the laser energy on long shafts of hair. With shorter shaved hair, the laser energy will be able to focus better on the deep hair follicles.
- Do not use any lotions or moisturizing products before your treatment; not even after you have shaved off your hair.
All set? But remember, not all hair removal lasers are created equal. There are a variety of lasers available in the market. Some more efficient than the others; while others better suited for your skin and hair type. Thus, you need to be able to identify which hair removal laser you need to opt for. And for this, you need to approach the best skin laser specialist in Mumbai. One such specialist is Dr. Marwah’s Clinic, where GentleYag Pro and Lightsheer Diode lasers are used to enable efficient and permanent removal of both finest and coarsest hair on the face and body of all skin types.
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