IPL
Laser Hair Removal
The method of permanently removing by
laser light and destroying hair permanently!
Laser hair removal works
by sending a beam of laser light to a group of hair follicles
with enough power to disable or destroy the root, but not enough
power to harm the surrounding skin. This process is called
selective photothermolysis. It is selective because it targets
only the hair and not the skin. Photo means light and
thermolysis means destroying with heat. The surrounding skin is
usually cooled. Some methods include a gel, a spray, or a
cooling tip.
The Laser beam finds the hair follicles by targeting the
substance that gives skin and hair dark color - melanin.
Therefore, the ideal candidate for laser has dark hair and light
skin. The laser will not work on people with red, white, gray
or true blond hair. The hot laser light will also be attracted
to the melanin in the skin, so people with suntans, or dark skin
types are at more of a risk for discoloration of pigment and
other side effects.
Hair Removal by Laser is NOT ELECTROLYSIS.
Electrolyis is a method of removing individual hairs one-at-a-time by
directing an electric current into each hair follicle. This is
the high tech/modern day method of destroying massive amounts of
hair follicles with a simple trigger pull.
Laser only destroys hair in its active growth phase, the anagen
phase. This phase lasts several years, and up to 85% of our
hair is in that phase at any given time. The good thing is that
during this phase, the hair has an abundance of melanin and the
hair follicle is easily targeted. |