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Can laser hair removal damage your skin?
Posted by admin in Laser Hair Removal FAQ on March 5, 2010
Actually, it depends. Let’s get started:
The most common laser hair removal side effects aren’t really that bad. These are the things like swelling (most often around where the hair follicle was – after all – it has just been burned off your skin), and maybe some itchiness. These side effects are quite normal, and won’t last very long.
Some people will also experience a little soreness and redness after the treatments as well. This will only last a few days, and it’s just a little uncomfortable, but bearable.
Now those are the most common things, which you need to be prepared for if you’re going to have laser hair removal.
Also, in order to make sure you won’t have these side effects on your skin, you must make sure not to have a tan before or sun expose your skin right after the procedure. The clinician will also recommend you to use some lotions and creams, in order to prevent those effects. However, compared to other hair removal procedures, laser hair removal is a non-invasive method and also almost painless.
The main answer, however, is NO, laser hair removal does not damage your skin, so you can go for it right away.
You’ve decided to have laser hair removal. So what’s next?
Posted by admin in Laser Hair Removal Procedures in Chicago on February 22, 2010
So you’ve decided that you want to kiss goodbye your painful waxing, sharp razors and smelly hair removal creams and that shaving isn’t something you want to keep doing and doing and doing. You choose to have unwanted hair permanently removed with the new breakthrough laser hair removal technology and you’d like to know more about laser hair removal treatment.
You should keep in mind that laser hair removal is, generally, a three-step process and there is absolutely no significant recovery period you must go through after having the treatment. In fact, laser hair removal is a very effective, fast, gentle, safe and skin care alternative method for hair removal and it’s designed to use a low-energy laser to gently and permanently remove unwanted hair.
You might ask what are, in the end, the benefits of laser hair removal?
First of all, it combines the speed of your skin-damaging razor or stinging waxing with the long lasting results promised by such other shaving methods, as electrolysis. Second, your beautiful looking skin will thank you, because laser hair removal is a non-invasive and permanently tested procedure. Third, you will enjoy a highly trained team of professionals, committed to give you the best results in order to be satisfied with your new personal appearance.
So why not kiss the razor goodbye today, take a well deserved shaving break and enjoy a new brand yourself with a little help from laser hair removal?
Electrolysis or laser hair removal: what’s best?
Posted by admin in Hair Removal Alternatives (Chicago) on February 14, 2010
First of all, you must consider the fact that the mainstream laser unit can only be used on those with light skin and dark hair. It can burn those with dark skin and not give optimal results for people with light hair because the laser targets pigment (dark color).
On the other hand, electrolysis can be used on anyone despite their skin or hair color because it attacks the hair follicle itself, and not the pigment in the hair. Basically, the procedure is this: the clinician inserts a sterile needle into every hair follicle. A low-level electrical current kills the follicle. Its pain factor is greater than the laser hair removal factor.
Number of sessions you may need:
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- Laser hair removal: to give you an idea, a treatment generally takes about 15 minutes. Usually 4- 6 treatments are needed.
- Electrolysis: each hair follicle has to be individually treated for about one minute. Anywhere from 15 – 30 sessions are needed to get the best results.
You may also consider the pain factor in choosing. Laser hair removal feels like the sting of a bee, but, of course, it depends on people’s level of pain tolerance. Electrolysis is reportedly more painful than laser hair removal, but that’s also a quite subjective criteria.
Possible side effects ? Yes, on both. Laser hair removal has as the most common side effect a certain redness, but that’s actually a sign that all went well. Electrolysis, on the other hand, makes skin discolored if it’s done improperly.
In conclusion, if you have dark skin or light hair, you can’t rely on standard laser hair removal for safety issues or to give you optimal results on your face.
But if you have light skin and dark facial hair then you can choose between eitheroption. Laser is the generally the less expensive of the two and requires less time and treatments. Now all you have to do is choosing.